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Memory, tradition, and Christianization of the Peloponnese

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Date
10/2015
Author
Sweetman, Rebecca Jane
Funder
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Arts and Humanities Research Council
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AH/I022635/1
Keywords
Architecture
Material Culture
Settlement Patterns
Topography
CC Archaeology
T-NDAS
BDC
R2C
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Abstract
This work examines the use of memory and tradition in the Christianization of the Peloponnese based on the evidence of the location and topography of churches. The different processes of conversion in the area have already been discussed, and the focus of this work is to show the extent of continuation of religious practice from the Roman to Late Antique periods. A diachronic analysis of the evidence for towns and sanctuaries from the fourth to seventh centuries is presented. It is argued that throughout the different Christianization processes memory and tradition were managed by the church in terms of its location, architecture, and rituals. It is likely that the church consciously maintained certain traditions of place, imagery, and action in order to retain and use memory traces from the established religious structures, which helped situate the Christian church as a central element of community life and identity. Therefore, it is contended that an essential element of the Christianization process was to maintain earlier memories and traditions not only to enable an efficiently unobtrusive conversion for its long-term success but also to ensure the maintenance of existing social structures, which in turn sustained the church.
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Sweetman , R J 2015 , ' Memory, tradition, and Christianization of the Peloponnese ' , American Journal of Archaeology , vol. 119 , no. 4 , pp. 501–531 . https://doi.org/10.3764/aja.119.4.0501
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American Journal of Archaeology
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3764/aja.119.4.0501
ISSN
0002-9114
Type
Journal article
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Copyright 2015 Archaeological Institute of America. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the final published version of the work, which was originally published at https://dx.doi.org/10.3764/aja.119.4.0501. No commercial use of the article is allowed.
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http://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/greekbasilicas/article/
https://doi.org/10.3764/ajaonline1194.Sweetman.suppl
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/7525

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