Travel, Communication and Geography in Late Antiquity Sacred and Profane

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Synopsis

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.

Book details

Author:
Linda Ellis, Frank L. Kidner
ISBN:
9781351877633
Related ISBNs:
9781315235639, 9781138264335, 9780754635352
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
184
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2023-09-03
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2004
Copyright by:
The Contributors 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Nonfiction