The Sisters of Nazareth convent a Roman-period, Byzantine, and Crusader site in central Nazareth / Ken Dark.
| Author/creator | Dark, K. R. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Palestine Exploration Fund Annual ; xvi |
| Partial contents | 1. Archaeology without archaeologists: investigations by the Sisters of Nazareth, 1881-1913 -- 2. Architectural archaeology: systematic recording by Henri Sen©·s, 1936-1964 -- 3. Bringing the site into the 21st century: archaeological work at the convent, 2006-2010 -- 4. An illusion of riches: the Sisters of Nazareth convent museum -- 5. Reinterpreting the Sisters of Nazareth site: Roman-period transformations -- 6. Making a place of pilgrimage: the Sisters of Nazareth site in the Late Roman and Byzantine periods -- 7. The pilgrims' return: Crusader and later structures at the Sisters of Nazareth site -- 8. Wider implications of the Sisters of Nazareth site for Roman, Byzantine and Crusader archaeology and history -- 9. Is this the house of Jesus? Memory, materiality and the long-term transmission of topographical knowledge. |
| Abstract | "This book transforms archaeological knowledge of Nazareth by publishing over 80 years of archaeological work at the Sisters of Nazareth convent, including a detailed re-investigation in the early twenty-first century under the author's direction. Although one of the world's most famous places and of key importance to understanding early Christianity, Nazareth has attracted little archaeological attention. Following a chance discovery in the 1880s, the site was initially explored by the nuns of the convent themselves - one of the earliest examples of a major programme of excavations initiated and directed by women - and then for decades by Henri Sen©·s, whose excavations (like those of the nuns) have remained almost entirely unpublished. Their work revealed a complex sequence, elucidated and dated by twenty-first century study, beginning with a partly rock-cut Early Roman-period domestic building, Roman-period quarrying and burial, a well-preserved cave-church and major surface-level Byzantine and Crusader churches. The interpretation and broader implications of each phase of activity are discussed in the context of recent studies of Roman-period, Byzantine and later archaeology and contemporary archaeological theory, and their relationship to written accounts of Nazareth also assessed. The Sisters of Nazareth Convent provides a crucial archaeological study for those wishing to understand the archaeology of Nazareth and its place in Early Christianity and beyond"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Dark, K. R. (Ken R.). Sisters of Nazareth convent London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021 9780367858087 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020015097 |
| ISBN | 9781003088240 (ebk) |
| ISBN | (hbk) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |