The Care of the Dead in Late Antiquity

Contents

q Contents Abbreviations vii Introduction ix 1. The Problem of the origins: Christian Burial in rome and Carthage 1 2. Burial and religious identity: religious Groups and Collective Burial 13 3. voluntary associations and Collective Burial: The Church, Christians, and the Collegia 37 4. violation of Tombs and impiety: funerary Practices and religious Beliefs 57 5. Christian Piety and Burial Duty: from the Duty to Bury the Dead to the organization of Burial for the Poor 89 6. Christian funerals and funerals of Christians: The Church and the Death ritual in Late antiquity 123 7. The Church, Christians, and the Dead: Commemoration of the Dead in Late antiquity 140 Conclusion 176 Primary Sources 179 Secondary Sources 191 Index 213 This page intentionally left blank. ...