1st Edition
For Salvation's Sake Provincial Loyalty, Personal Religion, and Epigraphic Production in the Roman and Late Antique Near East
By Jason Moralee
Copyright 2004
264 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
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This book breaks new ground in the study of cultural unity in the Near East from pre-Roman to early Islamic times (first century BC - eighth century AD). Based on a thorough study of nearly 400 Greek and Latin inscriptions from Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel, this book shows how the formula 'for salvation's sake' (hyper soterias/pro salute) was fundamental to the political, social and... Read more
Contents List Of Tables Acknowledgments List Of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter One The Imperial Ideology Of Salvation And The Distribution Of The Dedications For Salvation's Sake Chapter Two Three Case Studies: Heliopolis, Dura Europos, Gerasa Chapter Three The Reception Of The Imperial Ideology Of Salvation In The Near East Chapter Four Religion And Society In The Pagan, Christian, And Jewish Dedications For Personal Salvation Conclusion Appendix A: Description Of The Types Of Dedications Appendix B: Catalog Of The Types Of Dedications Notes Bibliography Index
Biography
Jason Moralee received his Ph.D. in History from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2002. Currently, he is the Mortimer Chambers postdoctoral Lecturer in Ancient History at UCLA.
