A Goddess in the Caravans and a Saviour in the Hulls: Worship and Migration in Athens, Delos, and Corinth
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Cornthwaite, Christopher J.
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Kloppenborg, John
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Toronto (Canada)
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2019
GENERAL NOTES
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354 p.
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Body granting the degree
University of Toronto (Canada)
Text preceding or following the note
2019
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
This thesis compares how four religions moved through four ancient diasporas (c. 300 BCE-100 CE): Syrian (Delos), Phoenician (Delos), Thracian (Athens), and Judaean (Corinth). While problematizing these two concepts, it nevertheless shows that being in diaspora was the catalyst for new formulations of group identities, and that the worship of deities and associated cultural practices became more central for groups in diaspora. Often community boundaries evolved to include outsiders with no shared ethno-geographical background, for whom membership became mediated through shared worship.