List of Figures ix
List of Maps xi
List of Tables xiii
Notes on Contributors xv
Acknowledgments xxi
List of Sources xxiii
List of Abbreviations xlvii
Contents
Introduction 1
Nicholas J. Baker-Brian and Josef Lössl
1 Religion in Late Antiquity—Late Antiquity
in Religion 9
Thomas E. Hunt
PART I Historical and Geographical Approaches 31
2 Religion in the Hellenistic and Early
Post‐Hellenistic Era 33
Josef Lössl
3 Christianity and Paganism in the Roman Empire, 250–450 ce
61
Mark Humphries
4 The Latin West in the Period of Transition
from “the Late Roman Empire” to “Early Medieval
Europe”: Consolidation and Innovation 81
Tom O’Loughlin
5 The Celtic and Germanic West and North 99
Bernhard Maier
6 The “Greek East”: Christianization
and the Provincial Elites 115
Dirk Krausmüller
7 Caucasia: Albania, Armenia, and Georgia 135
Nikoloz Aleksidze
8 The Rise of Monotheism in Arabia 157
Holger Zellentin
9 Along the Nile: From Alexandria to Aksum 181
Paul Dilley
10 Across the Indian Ocean: Reconsidering Christianity in
South Asia to the Ninth Century 207
James M. Hegarty
11 Along the Silk Road: From Aleppo to Chang’an
233
Max Deeg
PART II Traditions and Identities 255
12 The Beginnings of Jewish Late Antiquity: The Fate
of the Book of Esther 257
Hector M. Patmore
13 Christianity 277
Augustine Casiday
14 Varieties of Christian Gnosis 297
Timothy Pettipiece
15 A New Religion? The Emergence of Manichaeism
in Late Antiquity 319
Nicholas J. Baker‐Brian
16 Paleo‐Islam: Transfigurations of Late Antique Religion
345
Aziz Al‐Azmeh
17 Hermetism 369
Claudio Moreschini
18 The “Pagans” of Late Antiquity 391
Jan R. Stenger
19 Ancient Philosophy Transformed: The Religious Turn
in Philosophy 411
Daniel King
20 Astrology and Religion in Late Antiquity 433
Hannah Mace
PART III Themes and Discussions 453
21 Life and Death in Late Antiquity: Religious Rituals
and Popular Culture 455
Lucy Grig
22 Religion and the Body: Asceticism 475
Hannah Hunt
23 Demons and Demonologies 493
Sophie Lunn‐Rockliffe
24 Religion, Medicine, and Health 511
Heidi Marx
25 Religion, Warfare, and Demography 529
Mischa Meier
26 The Scriptural Galaxy of Late Antiquity 553
Guy G. Stroumsa
27 Proscription of Sacred Texts in Late Antiquity
571
Mar Marcos
28 Religious Expression in Art and Architecture
591
Emma Loosley
29 Religious Expression in Music and Dance 611
Clemens Leonhard
Index 635
Josef Lössl is Professor of Religious Studies and Theology (Early Christianity, Patristics and Late Antiquity) at the School of History, Archaeology and Religion, Cardiff University, and Director of the Cardiff University Centre for Late Antique Religion and Culture.
Nicholas Baker-Brian is Senior Lecturer in New Testament and Early Christian Studies at Cardiff University (Wales, U.K.).
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