Travel, communication, and geography in late antiquity : sacred and profane / / edited by Linda Ellis and Frank L. Kidner

• Pubblicazione: London : , : Routledge, , 2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (185 pages) : illustrations, map
• Disciplina: 913
• Soggetto topico: Christian piligrims and pilgrimages - Rome; Travel - Rome; Communication - Religious aspects - Christianity - History; Communication - Rome
• Altri autori: EllisLinda KidnerFrank
• Note generali: "The papers presented in this volume resulted from the fourth biennial conference on Shifting Frontiers in Late Antiquity, 'Travel, Communication, and Geography in Late Antiquity,' sponsored by San Francisco State University, March 8-11, 2001"--Preface.; First published 2004 by Ashgate Publishing.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Aspects of secular travel in late antiquity -- pt. 2. Elite communication networks -- pt. 3. Reconsidering late antique pilgrimage.
• Sommario/riassunto: Travel, Communication and Geography in Late Antiquity brings together a set of papers that consider anew issues of travel, communication and landscape in Late Antiquity. This period witnessed an increase in long-distance travel and the construction of large new inter-provincial communications networks. The Christian Church's expansion is but one example of both phenomena. The contributions here present readers with new research on the explosion in travel and large-scale communication, and the effect on this of different geographical possibilities and limitations. The papers deal with a variety of travel experiences (religious pilgrimages; travel for work and educational purposes; journeys of the soul) and writings about travel; they look at various kinds of communication (ecclesiastical communication; communication for commerce; and the communication of religious identity); and they examine both physical and psychological aspects of geography, travel and communication.
• Titolo autorizzato: Travel, communication, and geography in late antiquity
• ISBN: 1-138-26433-4; 1-315-23563-3; 1-351-87763-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910974688703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II