Early Christianity on the Lower Maeander: Between Ignatius and Apollo: Greek Cities in the Interplay of Religious Authorities

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Early Christianity in Asia Minor (ecam)
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Series Information
Title Page
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Contents
Preface
Maps and Figures
Abbreviations
Chapter 1 Introduction
	1	The Development of Christianity in Geographical Context: the Model’s Dependence on the Status of the Sources
	2	On the History of Research
Chapter 2 On the Historical Geography and Economy
	1	Earthquakes
	2	The Maeander Valley as Transport Artery
	3	The Agriculture
Chapter 3 Political Structures and the Importance of the Polis
	1	The Citizen of the Polis in the Roman Empire
	2	City and Countryside
	3	The Cities in the Maeander Valley: an Overview
		3.1	Cities and Settlements South of the Maeander
			3.1.1	Antioch on the Maeander
			3.1.2	Harpasa
			3.1.3	Orthosia
			3.1.4	Euhippe
			3.1.5	Hierakome
			3.1.6	Myous and Pyrrha
			3.1.7	Miletus
		3.2	Cities and Settlements North of the Maeander
			3.2.1	Anineta, Mastaura, Brioula
			3.2.2	Nysa
			3.2.3	Tralles
			3.2.4	Magnesia
			3.2.5	Priene
Chapter 4 Culture- and Religio-Historical Premises
	1	Ethnic and Linguistic Heterogeneity
	2	Religion and Cult
		2.1	Patronal and Matronal Deities
		2.2	Oracles
		2.3	Processions, Sacrifice and Games
		2.4	Fertility Rituals and Rites of Passage
		2.5	The Emperor Cult
		2.6	Jewish Communities
Chapter 5 Christian Authorities
	1	Paul and John
		1.1	Miletus in the Acts of the Apostles
		1.2	Miletus in 2 Timothy
		1.3	Johannine Traditions
	2	Ignatius of Antioch
		2.1	The Question of the Authenticity of Ignatius and His Letters
		2.2	The Prosopography and the Network of the Letters to Magnesia and Tralles
		2.3	Self-Authorization and Martyrdom
		2.4	Beginnings of the Clergy: Deacons, Presbyters and Bishops
		2.5	Ignatius’s Opponents and the Christian Way of Life
Chapter 6 Conflicts and Agreements
	1	Persecutions of Christians
		1.1	A Priest from Tralles and the Martyrdom of Polycarp in Smyrna
		1.2	Didyma and the Diocletian Persecution of Christians
		1.3	The Hagiographic Tradition
	2	Religious Intersections: Traditions, Convergences, Conflicts
		2.1	Divine Patrons and Monotheistic Tendencies
		2.2	The Myth of the Birth of God
		2.3	Purity Concepts
		2.4	Healing Strategies
		2.5	Christianizing Magic
			2.5.1	The Archangel Inscription in Miletus
			2.5.2	The Herbal Compendium of Pseudo-Thessalus
	3	Disputed Territory
		3.1	Myths and Traditions from the Maeander Valley in Christian Perspective
		3.2	Milesian Philosophy
		3.3	The Oracle of Didyma in Late Antiquity
			3.3.1	Didyma and the Church Fathers: Theological Concepts and Ideas
			3.3.2	Didyma and the Emperors: the Stronghold of Religious Tradition
		3.4	Competing Properties: Sacred Spaces in City and Country
			3.4.1	Urban Church Buildings
			3.4.2	Seating and Graffiti
			3.4.3	Rural Spaces and Cadastral Inscriptions
			3.4.4	Late Antique Heresies?
		3.5	Macarius of Magnesia and the Religious Debate
Chapter 7 The Christian Church: Institutionalizing Processes
	1	Congregational Churches before the Constantinian Turn
	2	Provincial Order and Church Order
	3	Activities of the Clergy: Inscriptions and Council Acts
		3.1	The Inscriptions: Clergy as Builders and Benefactors
		3.2	Synodal Acts and the Networking of Bishops
Chapter 8 Ignatius Once Again: Instead of a Conclusion
Appendix 1Prosopography of the Clerics
Appendix 2 Letters of Ignatius to Magnesia and Tralles, Text and German Translation
Bibliography
Index of Ancient Sources
Index of Persons/Deities, Places, and Subjects
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