»A very pleasant spot to walk and spend time«: Thecla's Cave at Seleucia
At the center of Thecla's cult site near Seleucia on Calycadnus there is a cave that is usually taken as being the spot from which the whole cult site developed. It will be argued here that the cave is not the origin of Thecla's cult site but instead was discovered and integrated into the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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| In: |
Early christianity
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 267-290 |
| Further subjects: | B
Ayatekla
B cult site B holy spaces B Zeno B Cilicia B martyr cult B Isauria |
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| Summary: | At the center of Thecla's cult site near Seleucia on Calycadnus there is a cave that is usually taken as being the spot from which the whole cult site developed. It will be argued here that the cave is not the origin of Thecla's cult site but instead was discovered and integrated into the cult during the fifth century. |
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| ISSN: | 1868-8020 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Early christianity
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/ec-2023-0019 |