Roman festivals in the Greek East: from the early empire to the Middle Byzantine Era

Cover......Page 1
Half-title page......Page 3
Series page......Page 4
Title page......Page 7
Copyright page......Page 8
Dedication......Page 9
Contents......Page 11
Preface......Page 15
Abbreviations......Page 17
Introduction......Page 19
Part I Festivals in the Greek East before Constantine......Page 27
  Introduction......Page 29
  Imagining festivals......Page 31
  Tradition and innovation in Greek festivals......Page 36
  Eastern splendors......Page 50
  Criticizing festivals......Page 69
  Conclusions......Page 76
  Introduction......Page 79
  Roman festivals in Syria Palaestina......Page 84
  Further Roman festivals......Page 104
  Conclusions......Page 116
 Introduction......Page 121
  The imperial rescript......Page 123
  Theodosius as law-giver in summer 389......Page 125
  Theodosius’ reform of the legal calendar of the City of Rome......Page 132
  The reception of Theodosius’ text......Page 141
  The Christian contestation of the Kalendae Ianuariae......Page 146
  Councils and emperors......Page 164
  Augustus and the Lupercalia in the Imperial age......Page 181
  Pope Gelasius and the Lupercalia in late-fifth-century Rome......Page 186
  Constantine Porphyrogennetos and the Lupercalia in tenth-century Constantinople......Page 193
  Transformations of a festival......Page 199
  Introduction......Page 202
  Rhomos and double kingship......Page 203
  Romulus and the Brumalia......Page 207
  Brutus and the Consilia......Page 210
  Conclusions......Page 217
  The Bruma in the Latin West......Page 219
  The Brumalia in Constantinople......Page 226
  From Bruma to Brumalia......Page 230
  The Christian contestation......Page 232
  The disappearance of the Brumalia......Page 235
  Kalandai in twelfth-century Constantinople......Page 237
  Vota and ludi votivi......Page 239
  Postscript from Muslim North Africa......Page 242
  Introduction......Page 244
  Christian liturgy in Jerusalem......Page 245
  The Jerusalem liturgy and ancient festivals......Page 247
 Introduction......Page 257
  Introduction: a spa in the Holy Land......Page 259
  Past scholarship......Page 263
  Pagan incubation......Page 264
  Dreaming among Christians......Page 266
  Incubation among the Christians......Page 271
  Narratives of dream healing......Page 281
  Augustine and magic......Page 286
  Magic in imperial legislation......Page 291
  Amulets and the Christians......Page 306
  Church and state......Page 312
 Epilogue The persistence of festivals and the end of sacrifices......Page 323
  The tenacity of festivals......Page 324
  Bottom up and top down......Page 332
  The end of sacrifice, and the continuity of festivals......Page 336
References......Page 341
Index......Page 373