Appropriation
A New Approach to Religious Transformation in Late Antiquity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9205265 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jitse H F Dijkstra (Department of Classics and Religious Studies, University of Ottawa Ottawa Canada, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-38 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Numen (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0029-5973 • E-ISSN: 1568-5276 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15685276-12341610 |
| OpenAlex | W3109437843 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 26 |
In this article, I propose the concept of “appropriation,” widely used in cross-cultural contexts, as a new approach to the process of religious transformation in Late Antiquity. This approach has the advantage that it encompasses the entire spectrum of individual responses to the impact of Christianity that characterizes the period. It is thus a particularly dynamic concept, as it accurately takes into account the interactive nature of the process and views it “from the bottom-up,” highlighting human agency. The variety of responses is illustrated by three case studies from Egypt — literature, monumental architecture (temples and churches), and magic — which can be regarded as exemplary for studying similar aspects of the religious transformation process in other areas of the (Eastern) Roman Empire. In each of these cases, the topic has until quite recently been viewed in terms of a “pagan” vs. Christianity framework, which has now been replaced by a more complex picture that exposes to the fullest extent the different forms of appropriation
Agency (philosophy · Appropriation · Archaeology · Christianity · Epistemology · Late Antiquity · MAGIC (telescope · Social science · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics · Artificial Intelligence · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Computer Science · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy
Michel de Certeau
The Archaeology of Late Antique 'Paganism'
Riot in AlexandriaTradition and Group Dynamics in Late Antique Pagan and Christian Communities
Reconceiving Religious Conflict
Saving History? Egyptian Hagiography in Its Space and Time
Bringing Home the Homeless
Chapter Two. Models and evidence in the study of religion in late roman Egypt
Religious Conflict from Early Christianity to the Rise of Islam
Becoming Roman
The Fate of the Temples in Late Antique Egypt
The Appropriation of Religion in Southeast Asia and Beyond
Religion in the Andes
Charming a Clogged Nose
An Anatomy of Tradition
Things Unbefitting Christians
Christianizing Egypt
Hagiography and the Reconstruction of Local Religion in Late Antique Egypt
Egypt in Late Antiquity
Between Pagan and Christian
The Last Pagans of Rome
Reconstructing the Serapeum in Alexandria from the Archaeological Evidence
Nahua Colonial Discourse and the Appropriation of the (European) Other / Le Discours colonial des Nahuas et l'appropriation de l'Autre (européen)
Maya Society under Colonial Rule
Religion in the making
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |