The Care of the Dead in Late Antiquity

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q The Care of The DeaD in LaTe anTiquiTy a voLume in The series Cornell Studies in Classical Philology edited by frederick m. ahl, Theodore r. Brennan, Charles f. Brittain, Kevin m. Clinton,Gail J. fine, David P. mankin,sturt W. manning,alan J. nussbaum, hayden n. Pelliccia, Pietro Pucci, hunter r. rawlings iii, Éric rebillard, Jeffrey s. rusten, Barry s. strauss voLume LiX The Care of the Dead in Late antiquity By Éric rebillard a list of titles in this series is available at www.cornellpress.cornell.edu. The Care of The DeaD in LaTe anTiquiTy Éric Rebillard Translated by Elizabeth Trapnell Rawlings and Jeanine Routier-Pucci CorneLL universiTy Press Ithaca and London n Originally published under the title Religion et sépulture: L’Église, les vivants et les morts dans l’Antiquité tardive, by Éric Rebillard. © 2003, Éditions de l’École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris. Copyright © 2009 by Cornell University All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher . For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850. First published 2009 by Cornell University Press First printing, Cornell Paperbacks, 2012 Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rebillard, Éric. [Religion et sépulture. English] The care of the dead in late antiquity / Éric Rebillard ; translated by Elizabeth Trapnell Rawlings and Jeanine Routier-Pucci. p. cm. — (Cornell studies in classical philology ;v. 59) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8014-4677-1 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8014-7795-9 (paper : alk. paper) 1. Death—Religious aspects—Christianity. 2. Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient—Rome—Religious aspects. 3. Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient—Religious aspects. I. Title. II. Series: Cornell studies in classical philology ; v. 59. BT826.R4313 2009 265'.850937—dc22 2008052547 Cornell University Press strives to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the fullest extent possible in the publishing of its books. Such materials include vegetable-based, low-VOC inks and acid-free papers that are recycled, totally chlorine-free, or partly composed of nonwood fibers. For further information, visit our website at www.cornellpress.cornell.edu. Cloth printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Paperback printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...