Memories of Utopia
These essays examine how various communities remembered and commemorated their shared past through the lens of utopia and its corollary, dystopia, providing a framework for the reinterpretation of rapidly changing religious, cultural, and political realities of the turbulent period from 300 to 750 C...
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| description | These essays examine how various communities remembered and commemorated their shared past through the lens of utopia and its corollary, dystopia, providing a framework for the reinterpretation of rapidly changing religious, cultural, and political realities of the turbulent period from 300 to 750 CE. The common theme of the chapters is the utopian ideals of religious groups, whether these are inscribed on the body, on the landscape, in texts, or on other cultural objects. The volume is the first to apply this conceptual framework to Late Antiquity, when historically significant conflicts arose between the adherents of four major religious identities: Greaco-Roman 'pagans', newly dominant Christians; diaspora Jews, who were more or less persecuted, depending on the current regime; and the emerging religion and power of Islam. Late Antiquity was thus a period when dystopian realities competed with memories of a mythical Golden Age, variously conceived according to the religious identity of the group. The contributors come from a range of disciplines, including cultural studies, religious studies, ancient history, and art history, and employ both theoretical and empirical approaches. This volume is unique in the range of evidence it draws upon, both visual and textual, to support the basic argument that utopia in Late Antiquity, whether conceived spiritually, artistically, or politically, was a place of the past but also of the future, even of the afterlife. Memories of Utopia will be of interest to historians, archaeologists, and art historians of the later Roman Empire, and those working on religion in Late Antiquity and Byzantium. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-710262025-08-13T14:12:19Z Memories of Utopia Neil, Bronwen Simic, Kosta Conference of Carthage christianity and paganism in late antiquity christianity and polytheism in late antiquity christians and pagans in late antiquity christians and polytheists in late antiquity christian identity and sacred sites christian tombs under julian creation of christian identity early christianity middle east early christianity north africa early christians and diaspora jews early christians and greco roman art early christians and pagan art early christian environment early christian landscapes early christian middle east early christian north africa Formation of Early Christian Identity Gregory of Tours’ Lives of the Saints greco-roman religion and christianity idols and early christianity jerome and christian identity julian and cynicism julian and the cynics julian the apostate late antique eusebia late antique ritual space Manipulation of Memory under Julian mediterranean ritual space memories of utopia thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHC Ancient history thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTS Social and political philosophy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPF Political ideologies and movements::JPFC Far-left political ideologies and movements thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHC Ancient history thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTS Social and political philosophy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPF Political ideologies and movements::JPFC Far-left political ideologies and movements These essays examine how various communities remembered and commemorated their shared past through the lens of utopia and its corollary, dystopia, providing a framework for the reinterpretation of rapidly changing religious, cultural, and political realities of the turbulent period from 300 to 750 CE. The common theme of the chapters is the utopian ideals of religious groups, whether these are inscribed on the body, on the landscape, in texts, or on other cultural objects. The volume is the first to apply this conceptual framework to Late Antiquity, when historically significant conflicts arose between the adherents of four major religious identities: Greaco-Roman 'pagans', newly dominant Christians; diaspora Jews, who were more or less persecuted, depending on the current regime; and the emerging religion and power of Islam. Late Antiquity was thus a period when dystopian realities competed with memories of a mythical Golden Age, variously conceived according to the religious identity of the group. The contributors come from a range of disciplines, including cultural studies, religious studies, ancient history, and art history, and employ both theoretical and empirical approaches. This volume is unique in the range of evidence it draws upon, both visual and textual, to support the basic argument that utopia in Late Antiquity, whether conceived spiritually, artistically, or politically, was a place of the past but also of the future, even of the afterlife. Memories of Utopia will be of interest to historians, archaeologists, and art historians of the later Roman Empire, and those working on religion in Late Antiquity and Byzantium. 2021-07-06T02:01:12Z 2021-07-06T02:01:12Z 2021-07-05T08:59:46Z 2020 book ONIX_20210705_9780429827907_6 ONIX_20210705_9780429827907_6 OCN: 1124795219 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/49741 9780429827907 9781138328679 9780429448508 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/71026 eng Routledge Studies in the Early Christian World open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49741/1/9780429827907.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49741/1/9780429827907.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49741/1/9780429827907.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49741/1/9780429827907.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9780429448508 10.4324/9780429448508 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 9780429827907 9781138328679 9780429448508 Routledge 300 open access |
| spellingShingle | Conference of Carthage christianity and paganism in late antiquity christianity and polytheism in late antiquity christians and pagans in late antiquity christians and polytheists in late antiquity christian identity and sacred sites christian tombs under julian creation of christian identity early christianity middle east early christianity north africa early christians and diaspora jews early christians and greco roman art early christians and pagan art early christian environment early christian landscapes early christian middle east early christian north africa Formation of Early Christian Identity Gregory of Tours’ Lives of the Saints greco-roman religion and christianity idols and early christianity jerome and christian identity julian and cynicism julian and the cynics julian the apostate late antique eusebia late antique ritual space Manipulation of Memory under Julian mediterranean ritual space memories of utopia thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHC Ancient history thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTS Social and political philosophy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPF Political ideologies and movements::JPFC Far-left political ideologies and movements thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHC Ancient history thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTS Social and political philosophy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPF Political ideologies and movements::JPFC Far-left political ideologies and movements Memories of Utopia |
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