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Palestine in late antiquity /

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Hagith Sivan offers an unconventional study of one corner of the Roman Empire in late antiquity. During the period 300-650 C.E. the fortunes of the 'east' and the 'west' were intimately linked as thousands of westerners in the guise of pilgrims, pious monks, soldiers, and civilia...

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Main Author: Sivan, Hagith, 1949-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2008.
Subjects:
Bible. > New Testament > History of contemporary events.
Bible. > New Testament
Jews > History > 586 B.C.-70 A.D.
Jews > History > 70-638.
Judaism > History > Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
Palestine > History > To 70 A.D.
Palestine > History > 70-638.
Palestine > Social life and customs.
Juifs > Histoire > 586 av. J.-C.-70.
Juifs > Histoire > 70-638.
Judaïsme > Histoire > 586 av. J.-C.-210 (Période postexilique)
Palestine > Histoire > Jusqu'à 70.
Palestine > Histoire > 70-638.
Palestine > Mœurs et coutumes.
Middle East.
HISTORY.
Ancient & Classical.
LITERARY CRITICISM.
History of contemporary events
Jews
Judaism > Post-exilic period (Judaism)
Manners and customs
Middle East > Palestine
To 638
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue : from Constantine to Abd al-Malik
  • The periphery of dreams and deserts
  • Recalcitrance, riots, and rebellion : the Samaritans and the emergence of intolerance-- Contesting the sacred : forms of ritualized violence
  • Jerusalem : The contrasting eyes of beholders
  • Contesting scripture and soil : liturgical dates and seasonal dieting
  • Flesh and blood? Women in Palestinian societies
  • Urban stories : Caesarea, Sepphoris, Gaza
  • Epilogue.