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Dynamics of identity in the world of the early Christians : associations, Judeans, and cultural minorities / Philip A. Harland.

By: Harland, Philip AMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New York : T & T Clark, 2009. Description: xii, 239 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN: 9780567613288 (hardcover : alk. paper); 0567613283 (hardcover : alk. paper); 9780567111463 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0567111466 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Identification (Religion) | Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 | Christianity and other religions | Religions -- RelationsDDC classification: 270.1 LOC classification: BV4509.5 | .H315 2009
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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.