[BOOK][B] Travel, communication and geography in late antiquity: sacred and profane

L Ellis, FL Kidner - 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
L Ellis, FL Kidner
2017taylorfrancis.com
Travel, Communication and Geography in Late Antiquity brings together a set of papers that
consider anew issues of travel, communication and landscape in Late Antiquity. This period
witnessed an increase in long-distance travel and the construction of large new inter-
provincial communications networks. The Christian Church's expansion is but one example
of both phenomena. The contributions here present readers with new research on the
explosion in travel and large-scale communication, and the effect on this of different …
Travel, Communication and Geography in Late Antiquity brings together a set of papers that consider anew issues of travel, communication and landscape in Late Antiquity. This period witnessed an increase in long-distance travel and the construction of large new inter-provincial communications networks. The Christian Church's expansion is but one example of both phenomena. The contributions here present readers with new research on the explosion in travel and large-scale communication, and the effect on this of different geographical possibilities and limitations. The papers deal with a variety of travel experiences (religious pilgrimages; travel for work and educational purposes; journeys of the soul) and writings about travel; they look at various kinds of communication (ecclesiastical communication; communication for commerce; and the communication of religious identity); and they examine both physical and psychological aspects of geography, travel and communication.
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