Roman Identity and Lived Religion

Baptismal Art in Late Antiquity

Stefanie Lenk (Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Germany)

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Cambridge University Press
20 February 2025

History of Art & Design Styles; Religious buildings; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; History of religion; Christianity

Series: Greek Culture in the Roman World

Christianity is often considered prevalent when it comes to defining the key values of late antique society, whereas 'feeling connected to the Roman past' is commonly regarded as an add-on for cultivated elites. This book demonstrates the significant impact of popular Roman culture on the religious identity of common Christians from the fifth to the seventh century in the Mediterranean world. Baptism is central to the formation of Christian identity. The decoration of baptisteries reveals that traditional Roman culture persisted as an integral component of Christian identity in various communities. In their baptisteries, Christians visually and spatially evoked their links to Roman and, at times, even pagan traditions. A close examination of visual and material sources in North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula, and Italy shows that baptisteries served roles beyond mere conduits to Christian orthodoxy.

By: Stefanie Lenk (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Germany)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 251mm, Width: 176mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 670g
ISBN: 9781009408653
ISBN 10: 1009408658
Series: Greek Culture in the Roman World
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 20 February 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

STEFANIE LENK is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in the Department of Art History and Art Collection at the University of Göttingen. She was Curator of the international exhibition 'Imagining the Divine. Art and the Rise of World Religions' held at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford in 2017–18, Postdoctoral researcher on 'Global Horizons in Pre-Modern Art' at the University of Bern in 2018-21 and Fellow at the RomanIslam Center of the University of Hamburg in 2021–22.