City of Demons

Dayna S. Kalleres is Assistant Professor of Early Christianity at the University of California, San Diego.

• Acknowledgments Introduction. The City in Late Antiquity: Where Have All the Demons Gone? PART ONE. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM AND ANTIOCH 1. A City of Religious Pluralism and Spiritual Ambiguity 2. The Devil Is in the Ritual 3. The Spectacle of Exorcism PART TWO. CYRIL AND JERUSALEM 4. Jerusalem to Aelia, Aelia to Jerusalem: Monumental Transformations 5. The Devil in the Word, the Demons in the Image 6. Apocalyptic Prophets and the Cross: Revealing Jerusalem's Demons from the Crucifixion to the End of Days PART THREE. AMBROSE AND MILAN 7. Ambrose and Nicene Demoniacs: Charismatic Christianity inside and outside Milan Abbreviations Notes Ancient Language Editions by Series Translations of Ancient Sources Selected Bibliography Index

"City of Demons is a profoundly learned work that aims to address the widely studied issue of urban ecclesiastical leadership with a fresh approach; the critical apparatus and the number and consistency of references are impressive."