| Corinth in Contrast: Studies in Inequality Contributor(s): J. Friesen, Steven (Editor), James, Sarah (Editor), Schowalter, Daniel (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004226079 ISBN-13: 9789004226074 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $179.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics - History | Ancient - Greece - History | Ancient - Rome |
| Dewey: 938.7 |
| LCCN: 2013031395 |
| Series: Supplements to Novum Testamentum (Brill) |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.39" W x 9.47" (1.27 lbs) 292 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Corinth in Contrast, archaeologists, historians, art historians, classicists, and New Testament scholars examine the stratified nature of socio-economic, political, and religious interactions in the city from the Hellenistic period to Late Antiquity. The volume challenges standard social histories of Corinth by focusing on the unequal distribution of material, cultural, and spiritual resources. Specialists investigate specific aspects of cultural and material stratification such as commerce, slavery, religion, marriage and family, gender, and art, analyzing both the ruling elite of Corinth and the non-elite Corinthians who made up the majority of the population. This approach provides insight into the complex networks that characterized every ancient urban center and sets an agenda for future studies of Corinth and other cities rule by Rome. |