Douglas Boin - A Social and Cultural History of Late Antiquity

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A Social and Cultural History of Late Antiquity examines the social and cultural landscape of the Late Antique Mediterranean. The text offers a picture of everyday life as it was lived in the spaces around and between two of the most memorable and towering figures of the timeConstantine and Muhammad. The author captures the period using a widelens, including Persian material from the mid third century through Umayyad material of the mid eighth century C.E. The book offers a rich picture of Late Antique life that is not just focused on Rome, Constantinople, or Christianity.

This important resource uses nuanced terms to talk about complex issues and fills a gap in the literature by surveying major themes such as power, gender, community, cities, politics, law, art and architecture, and literary culture. The book is richly illustrated and filled with maps, lists of rulers and key events. A Social and Cultural History of Late Antiquity is an essential guide that:

• Paints a rich picture of daily life in Late Antique that is not simply centered on Rome, Constantinople, or Christianity
• Balances a thematic approach with rigorous attention to chronology
• Stresses the need for appreciating both sources and methods in the study of Late Antique history
• Offers a sophisticated model for investigating daily life and the complexities of individual and group identity in the rapidly changing Mediterranean world
• Includes useful maps, city plans, timelines, and suggestions for further reading

A Social and Cultural History of Late Antiquity offers an examination of everyday life in the era when adherents of three of the major religions of todayChristianity, Judaism, and Islamfaced each other for the first time in the same environment.

Douglas Boin is Associate Professor in the Department of History at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the author of Ostia in Late Antiquity and Coming Out Christian in the Roman World.

This series offers a fresh approach to the study of ancient history, seeking to illuminate the social and cultural history often obscured by political narratives. The books in the series will emphasize themes in social and cultural history, such as slavery, religion, gender, age, medicine, technology, and entertainment. Books in the series will be engaging, thought provoking accounts of the classical world, designed specifically for students and teachers in the classroom.

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Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data

Names: Boin, Douglas, author.
Title: A social and cultural history of late antiquity / by Douglas Boin.
Description: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2018. | Series: Wiley Blackwell social and cultural histories of the ancient world | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017042187 (print) | LCCN 2017056942 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119076995 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119076988 (epub) | ISBN 9781119077008 (cloth) | ISBN 9781119076810 (pbk.)
Subjects: LCSH: Mediterranean RegionCivilization. | Mediterranean RegionHistoryTo 476. | Mediterranean RegionHistory4761517. | Social changeMediterranean RegionHistoryTo 1500. | RomansMediterranean RegionHistory. | RomansMediterranean RegionSocial life and customs. | RomansMediterranean RegionSocial conditions.
Classification: LCC DE71 (ebook) | LCC DE71 .B59 2018 (print) | DDC 937/.06dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017042187

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