Dynamics of identity in the world of the early Christians [electronic resource] : associations, Judeans, and cultural minorities / Philip A. Harland.
Publication details: New York : T & T Clark, 2009.Description: xii, 239 p. : ill., mapISBN:- 9780567613288 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0567613283 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 9780567111463 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0567111466 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 270.1 22
- BV4509.5 .H315 2009eb
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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.
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