Between Statues and Icons: Iconic Persons from Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages

Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments
Introduction
		Methodological Considerations
		Status Quaestionis
Chapter 1: Setting the Stage
	1.1	Body Language in Early Imperial Society
	1.2	Sieging Olympus: Humankind Claims Immortality
	1.3	Knowing the Gods: From Cult Statues to Iconic Persons
	1.4	Conclusions
Chapter 2: Emperors
	2.1	Negotiating Divinity in Rome
	2.2	Constructing Iconicity
	2.3	From Image of Jupiter to Image of Christ
	2.4	Conclusions
Chapter 3: Martyrs
	3.1	Paul’s Concept of Iconic Living
	3.2	Performing Christ in the Arena
	3.3	God’s Living Temples
	3.4	Preserving the Martyrs’ Iconicity: Relics
	3.5	Preserving the Martyrs’ Iconicity: People
	3.6	Conclusions
Chapter 4: Initiates
	4.1	Visions, Ascensions, and Transformations in Late Antique Initiations
	4.2	New Bishops for a New Church
	4.3	Making Golden Statues of Christ
	4.4	Beyond Baptism
	4.5	Conclusions
Chapter 5: Bishops
	5.1	From Martyr-bishops to Teacher-bishops
	5.2	Rome’s Aristocratic Bishops
	5.3	Emperor Justinian’s Living Mirrors
	5.4	Beyond the Living Bishop
	5.5	Conclusions
Chapter 6: Stylites
	6.1	Living vs. Animated Statues
	6.2	Multiplying the Stylite’s Body: Eulogia, Relics, Columns
	6.3	Preserving the Iconic Body: Icons
	6.4	Conclusions
Chapter 7: Conclusion
Bibliography
Index of Ancient Names
Index of Places