TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harland,Philip A.
TI  - Dynamics of identity in the world of the early Christians: associations, Judeans, and cultural minorities 
SN  - 9780567613288 (hardcover : alk. paper)
AV  - BV4509.5 .H315 2009
U1  - 270.1 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York
PB  - T & T Clark
KW  - Identification (Religion)
KW  - Church history
KW  - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
KW  - Christianity and other religions
KW  - Religions
KW  - Relations
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- pt. 1: Judean and Christian identities in the context of associations -- Associations and group identity among Judeans and Christians -- Local cultural life and Christian identity : "Christ-bearers" and "fellow-initiates" -- pt. 2: Familial dimensions of group identity -- "Brothers" in associations and congregations -- "Mothers" and "fathers" in associations and synagogues -- pt. 3: Identity and acculturation among Judeans and other ethnic associations -- Other diasporas : immigrants, ethnic identities, and acculturation -- Interaction and integration : Judean families and guilds at Hierapolis -- pt. 4: Group interactions and rivalries -- Group rivalries and multiple identities : associations at Sardis and Smyrna -- Perceptions of cultural minorities : anti-associations and their banquets
N2  - This study sheds new light on identity formation and maintenance in the world of the early Christians by drawing on neglected archaeological and epigraphic evidence concerning associations and immigrant groups and by incorporating insights from the social sciences. --from publisher description
ER  -