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Death society and culture inscriptions and epitaphs in Gaul and Spain AD 300-750

AuteurHandley M.A.

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Jaar2003

PublicatietypeBoek

SerieBAR British Archaeological Reports International Series

VolumeS1135

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Pagina’s244

UitgeverArchaeopress

PlaatsOxford

ISBN9781841715087

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Exemplaar23505 ReknummerT-4-3-d

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Introduction 1-7

Christian inscriptions and christian ideas of death and commemoration 8-22
  • The "rise" of christian epigraphy , pp. 11-13
  • A survey of christian epigraphy outside Gaul and Spain (Rome, Italy, North Africa, The Balkans, Britain and Ireland) , pp. 8-22

Producing inscriptions 23-34
  • The literary sources , pp. 24-27
  • Trier: St Eucharius , p. 27
  • Vienne: St Gervasius , pp. 27-28
  • Arles, Tarragona, Mérida , pp. 28-31
  • Stone and page: Luxeuil decorative capitals before Luxeuil , pp. 32-34

Status and commemoration: society, aristocracy and the church 35-64
  • upon whom shall be raised a tombstone?" , pp. 35-44
  • Society, Aristocracy and the church , p. 45
  • Gaul , pp. 46-55
  • Spain , pp. 56-64

Family history: age, gender and commemoration 65-88
  • Commemorating children , pp. 65-71
  • Commemorating gender , p. 72
  • Age-recording and the family , pp. 73-88

Demography and epigraphy 89-109
  • Life expectancy , pp. 89-94
  • Seasonal fertility , pp. 95-96
  • Age at marriage: girls , pp. 97-99
  • Age at marriage: boys , p. 100
  • Seasonal mortality: plague, malaria and disease , pp. 100-109

Time:Days, Months and Years 110-138
  • The impact of christianity? , pp. 110-115
  • Confusion and change , pp. 116-210
  • The year , p. 121
  • Regnal dating , pp. 122-125
  • Indicational dating , pp. 126-128
  • Consular dating , pp. 129-133
  • Area dating , pp. 135-138

Beyond Hagiography: the epigraphy of the Cult of Saints 139-165
  • Martin of Tours , pp. 139-141
  • Martyrs and relics in Spain , pp. 155-159
  • Cemeteries and cults in Vienne , pp. 160-165
  • Pilgrim graffiti , p. 166

Literacy and the inscribed word 166-180
  • Inscription and writing , pp. 167-171
  • Inscriptions and reading , pp. 172-174
  • Inscriptions and texts , pp. 175-177
  • Inscriptions as texts , pp. 178-180

Conclusions 181-186

Appendix 1. One hundred and forty seven addenda to PLRE from Gaul and Spain 187-199

Index of Saints 242
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