Death's Dominion: Power, Identity and Memory at the Fourth-Century Martyr Shrine

Nathaniel J. Morehouse received his MA in Religious Studies from New York University and his Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of Manitoba. He currently lives in Northeast Ohio where he teaches courses in Religious Studies and Philosophy at John Carroll University.

• IntroductionChapter One: To BeginRomans and the Afterlife: An afterlife of MemoryMonumentsMonuments to the Important DeadWho Cares for the Dead?The FamilyVoluntary AssociationsChristian Differentiation, Isolation, Self-expressionThe Origins of Christian BurialChristianity as a Voluntary AssociationThe Burial of the Important Christian DeadBurial of the PoorKoimeterion DebateChapter Two: To Build UpDamasusConstantineChapter Three: To ControlAmbrose of MilanAugustine of HippoPaulinus of NolaSulpicius SeverusApa ShenouteChapter Four: To RejectJulian "The Apostate"Other Non-Christian OpponentsChristian Opposition to the Martyr CultAthanasius of AlexandriaVigilantiusChapter Five: To AcceptPilgrimage as UnifierEarly Pilgrim Narratives, the Bordeaux Pilgrim and PaulaEgeriaHealing PilgrimagePrudentiusConclusion