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Author:   Philip A. Harland
Publisher:   Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Imprint:   Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9781554582228

ISBN 10:   1554582229
Pages:   306
Publication Date:   30 March 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Travel and Religion in Antiquity, edited by Philip A. Harland Map: The Ancient Mediterranean Preface I. Pausing at the Intersection of Religion and Travel Philip A. Harland Honouring the Gods II. Religion on the Road in Ancient Greece and Rome Steven Muir III. Going Up to Jerusalem: Pilgrimage, Purity, the Historical Jesus Susan Haber IV. Pilgrimage, Place, and Meaning Making by Jews in Greco-Roman Egypt Wayne O. McCready V. Have Horn, Will Travel: The Journeys of Mesopotamian Deities Karljürgen G. Feuerherm Promoting a Deity or Way of Life VI. The Divine Wanderer: Travel and Divinization in Late Antiquity Ian W. Scott VII. Journeys in Pursuit of Divine Wisdom: Thessalos and Other Seekers Philip A. Harland VIII. """"Danger in the wilderness, danger at sea"""": Paul and the Perils of Travel Ryan S. Schellenberg Encountering Foreign Cultures IX. Roman Translation: Tacitus and Ethnographic Interpretation James B. Rives Migrating X. Migration and the Emergence of Greco-Roman Diaspora Judaism Jack N. Lightstone Making A Living XI. Religion and the Nomadic Lifestyle: The Nabateans Michele Murray XII. Christians on the Move in Late Antique Oxyrhynchus Lincoln H. Blumell Works Cited"

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The scholarship in these essays is excellent. It is evident that all of the authors know their fields well; they are well acquainted with the relevant primary and secondary literature as well as with the relevant methodologies. The manuscript as such makes an important contribution to the field. Harland s introductory essay does a superb job of placing the volume in the broader context of the field as a whole, and of showing that while the study of travel in the ancient world has been undertaken by others, this volume is likely the first to highlight the intersection of religion and travel. The volume will make a very important contribution both to the discussion of ancient travel and, even more perhaps, to the field of religion in antiquity. - Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa, author of Jesus of Hollywood (2007)

This interdisciplinary collection of essays tackles the complicated and significant role of travel and movement in ancient Mediterranean religions. Its chapters address issues of pilgrimage, travel narratives, ethnography, migration and occupational travel through the examination of literary, epigraphic, papyrological and archaeological sources. Focusing primarily on the eastern Mediterranean, it explores travel in the religious lives of ancient Mesopotamians, Judeans, Greeks, Romans, Nabateans, and Christians. Its chronological, geographic and methodological range is impressive and the chapters only grow stronger when seen in dialogue with one another.... Altogether...the essays succeed admirably at charting new directions and exploring new terrain. While many others have studied travel and religion, especially with regard to pilgrimage and identity, the range of this collection leads us to think about travel as an inherent and widespread component of religions in the ancient Mediterranean world.... <i>Travel and Religion in Antiquity</i> will surely spark future research in this important area, especially in light of its timeliness. All told it is a very welcome addition to the scholarship on ancient travel and religion.''--Josephine Shaya Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2011.11.24

The scholarship in these essays is excellent. It is evident that all of the authors know their fields well; they are well acquainted with the relevant primary and secondary literature as well as with the relevant methodologies. The manuscript as such makes an important contribution to the field. Harland s introductory essay does a superb job of placing the volume in the broader context of the field as a whole, and of showing that while the study of travel in the ancient world has been undertaken by others, this volume is likely the first to highlight the intersection of religion and travel. The volume will make a very important contribution both to the discussion of ancient travel and, even more perhaps, to the field of religion in antiquity. --Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa, author of Jesus of Hollywood (2007)

Author Information

Philip A. Harland is an associate professor in humanities and ancient history at York University. His recent books on social and religious life in the Greco-Roman world include Associations, Synagogues, and Congregations (2003) and Dynamics of Identity in the World of the Early Christians (2009). He also runs a group of websites, a podcast, and a blog on religions of the ancient Mediterranean at philipharland.com.

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