From Hellenism to Islam : cultural and linguistic change in the Roman Near East /
From Hellenism to Islam : cultural and linguistic change in the Roman Near East /
edited by Hannah M. Cotton [and others].
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- 1 online resource (xxx, 481 pages)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-466) and index.
Introduction : documentary evidence, social realities and the history of language / The presence, role and significance of Latin in the epigraphy and culture of the Roman Near East / Latin in cities of the Roman Near East / Euergetism in Josephus and the epigraphic culture of first-century Jerusalem / Legal and social status of threptoi and related categories in narrative and documentary sources / Ritual performances of divine justice : the epigraphy of confession, atonement, and exaltation in Roman Asia Minor / Continuity of Nabataean law in the Petra papyri : a methodological exercise / "Languages" and religion in second- to fourth-century Palestine : in search of the impact of Rome / The epigraphic habit and the Jewish diasporas of Asia Minor and Syria / Religion and language in Dura-Europos / On the margins of culture : the practice of transcription in the ancient world / Edessene Syriac inscriptions in late antique Syria / Samaritan writing and writings / The Jewish magical tradition from late antique Palestine to the Cairo Genizah / The Nabataean connection of the Benei Ḥezir / Greek inscriptions in transition from the Byzantine to the early Islamic period / Arab kings, Arab tribes and the beginnings of Arab historical memory in late Roman epigraphy / Greek, Coptic and the "language of the Hijra" : the rise and decline of the Coptic language in late antique and medieval Egypt / "What remains behind" : Hellenism and Romanitas in Christian Egypt after the Arab conquest / Fergus Millar -- Werner Eck -- Benjamin Isaac -- Seth Schwartz -- Marijana Ricl -- Angelos Chaniotis -- Hannah M. Cotton -- Nicole Belayche -- Walter Ameling -- Ted Kaizer -- Jonathan J. Price, Shlomo Naeh -- Sebastian Brock -- Dan Barag -- Gideon Bohak -- Ernst Axel Knauf -- Leah Di Segni -- Robert G. Hoyland -- Tonio Sebastian Richter -- Arietta Papaconstantinou.
"The 800 years between the first Roman conquests and the conquest of Islam saw a rich, constantly shifting blend of languages and writing systems, legal structures, religious practices and beliefs in the Near East. While the different ethnic groups and cultural forms often clashed with each other, adaptation was as much a characteristic of the region as conflict. This volume, emphasising the inscriptions in many languages from the Near East, brings together mutually informative studies by scholars in diverse fields. Together, they reveal how the different languages, peoples and cultures interacted, competed with, tried to ignore or were influenced by each other, and how their relationships evolved over time. It will be of great value to those interested in Greek and Roman history, Jewish history and Near Eastern studies."--Jacket.
English.
9780511641350 (electronic bk.) 0511641354 (electronic bk.) 9780511641992 (electronic bk.) 0511641990 (electronic bk.) 1107198550 9781107198555 1107403952 9781107403956 1282386328 9781282386327 0511640676 9780511640674 9786612386329 6612386320 0511638914 9780511638916 0511637845 9780511637841 0511639996 9780511639999
9786612386329
MYILIB_CUp
238632 MIL
GBA8D1084 bnb
Uk
To 622
Inscriptions--Middle East.
Writing--History.--Middle East
HISTORY--Ancient--General.
Civilization.
Inscriptions.
Language and languages.
Religion.
Writing.
Kulturwandel
Islam
Sprachwandel
Cultuurverandering.
Taalverandering.
Romeinse keizertijd.
inscription--7e s.--Moyen-Orient--Rome--époque des conquêtes romaines--études diverses.
civilisation--écriture--langue--7e s.--Moyen-Orient--Rome--époque des conquêtes romaines--études diverses.
Middle East--Civilization--To 622.
Middle East--Languages.
Middle East--Religion.
Moyen-Orient--Civilisation--Jusqu'à 622.
Moyen-Orient--Langues.
Middle East.
Naher Osten
Palästina
Römisches Reich
Byzantijnse rijk.
Hebräisch.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
DS57 / .F758 2009eb
939/.405
Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-466) and index.
Introduction : documentary evidence, social realities and the history of language / The presence, role and significance of Latin in the epigraphy and culture of the Roman Near East / Latin in cities of the Roman Near East / Euergetism in Josephus and the epigraphic culture of first-century Jerusalem / Legal and social status of threptoi and related categories in narrative and documentary sources / Ritual performances of divine justice : the epigraphy of confession, atonement, and exaltation in Roman Asia Minor / Continuity of Nabataean law in the Petra papyri : a methodological exercise / "Languages" and religion in second- to fourth-century Palestine : in search of the impact of Rome / The epigraphic habit and the Jewish diasporas of Asia Minor and Syria / Religion and language in Dura-Europos / On the margins of culture : the practice of transcription in the ancient world / Edessene Syriac inscriptions in late antique Syria / Samaritan writing and writings / The Jewish magical tradition from late antique Palestine to the Cairo Genizah / The Nabataean connection of the Benei Ḥezir / Greek inscriptions in transition from the Byzantine to the early Islamic period / Arab kings, Arab tribes and the beginnings of Arab historical memory in late Roman epigraphy / Greek, Coptic and the "language of the Hijra" : the rise and decline of the Coptic language in late antique and medieval Egypt / "What remains behind" : Hellenism and Romanitas in Christian Egypt after the Arab conquest / Fergus Millar -- Werner Eck -- Benjamin Isaac -- Seth Schwartz -- Marijana Ricl -- Angelos Chaniotis -- Hannah M. Cotton -- Nicole Belayche -- Walter Ameling -- Ted Kaizer -- Jonathan J. Price, Shlomo Naeh -- Sebastian Brock -- Dan Barag -- Gideon Bohak -- Ernst Axel Knauf -- Leah Di Segni -- Robert G. Hoyland -- Tonio Sebastian Richter -- Arietta Papaconstantinou.
"The 800 years between the first Roman conquests and the conquest of Islam saw a rich, constantly shifting blend of languages and writing systems, legal structures, religious practices and beliefs in the Near East. While the different ethnic groups and cultural forms often clashed with each other, adaptation was as much a characteristic of the region as conflict. This volume, emphasising the inscriptions in many languages from the Near East, brings together mutually informative studies by scholars in diverse fields. Together, they reveal how the different languages, peoples and cultures interacted, competed with, tried to ignore or were influenced by each other, and how their relationships evolved over time. It will be of great value to those interested in Greek and Roman history, Jewish history and Near Eastern studies."--Jacket.
English.
9780511641350 (electronic bk.) 0511641354 (electronic bk.) 9780511641992 (electronic bk.) 0511641990 (electronic bk.) 1107198550 9781107198555 1107403952 9781107403956 1282386328 9781282386327 0511640676 9780511640674 9786612386329 6612386320 0511638914 9780511638916 0511637845 9780511637841 0511639996 9780511639999
9786612386329
MYILIB_CUp
238632 MIL
GBA8D1084 bnb
Uk
To 622
Inscriptions--Middle East.
Writing--History.--Middle East
HISTORY--Ancient--General.
Civilization.
Inscriptions.
Language and languages.
Religion.
Writing.
Kulturwandel
Islam
Sprachwandel
Cultuurverandering.
Taalverandering.
Romeinse keizertijd.
inscription--7e s.--Moyen-Orient--Rome--époque des conquêtes romaines--études diverses.
civilisation--écriture--langue--7e s.--Moyen-Orient--Rome--époque des conquêtes romaines--études diverses.
Middle East--Civilization--To 622.
Middle East--Languages.
Middle East--Religion.
Moyen-Orient--Civilisation--Jusqu'à 622.
Moyen-Orient--Langues.
Middle East.
Naher Osten
Palästina
Römisches Reich
Byzantijnse rijk.
Hebräisch.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
DS57 / .F758 2009eb
939/.405