(In)visibility of inscriptions’ silent majority? Christianization, oblivion, and social agency in Late Antique epigraphy - Anna M. Sitz 2023. Pagan Inscriptions, Christian Viewers: The Afterlives of Temples and Their Texts in the Late Antique Eastern Mediterranean. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Pp. xxviii + 309, 64 b/w figs, 2 maps. ISBN 9780197666432.

Key Points

• Investigate how pagan inscriptions were perceived and valued during the Christianization period in late antiquity.
• Analyzed inscriptions from the late antique Eastern Mediterranean
• Explored the cultural and social implications of these inscriptions
• Assessed the interactions between pagan and Christian communities
• Identified a significant presence of pagan inscriptions despite the rise of Christianity
• Demonstrated how these inscriptions influenced social identity and agency
• Highlighted that many inscriptions were overlooked or forgotten during this transition

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