Constantinople: Ritual, Violence, and Memory in the Making of a Christian Imperial Capital

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Dr. Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos

Constantinople

Ritual, Violence, and Memory in the Making of a Christian Imperial Capital

Dr. Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos

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University of California Press
02 June 2020

Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Comparative religion; History of religion; Christianity; Ancient religions & mythologies

Series: Christianity in Late Antiquity

As Christian spaces and agents assumed prominent positions in civic life, the end of the long span of the fourth century was marked by large-scale religious change. Churches had overtaken once-thriving pagan temples, old civic priesthoods were replaced by prominent bishops, and the rituals of the city were directed toward the Christian God. Such changes were particularly pronounced in the newly established city of Constantinople, where elites from various groups contended to control civic and imperial religion.

Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos argues that imperial Christianity was in fact a manifestation of traditional Roman religious structures. In particular, she explores how deeply established habits of ritual engagement in shared social spaces—ones that resonated with imperial ideology and appealed to the memories of previous generations—constructed meaning to create a new imperial religious identity. By examining three dynamics—ritual performance, rhetoric around violence, and the preservation and curation of civic memory—she distinguishes the role of Christian practice in transforming the civic and cultic landscapes of the late antique polis.

By: Dr. Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 9
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9780520304550
ISBN 10: 0520304551
Series: Christianity in Late Antiquity
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 02 June 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Maps Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1. Religion in Late Antiquity 2. The Founding of a City 3. Violence and the Politics of Memory 4. Cult Practice as a Technology of Social Construction 5. Imperial Piety and the Writing of Christian History Conclusion: The Making of a Christian City Selected Bibliography Index

Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos is Assistant Professor of Religion at Amherst College. Her research focuses on the intersection of religious practices, rhetoric, and contestations over cultural dominance in the late Roman East.

Reviews for Constantinople: Ritual, Violence, and Memory in the Making of a Christian Imperial Capital

"""An impressive work of scholarship. . . . This is a fascinating, well-executed book that I will use in my undergraduate lectures and assign in my graduate courses for the foreseeable future."" * Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies *"