The catacombs of Rome have captured imaginations for centuries. This innovative study takes a fresh look at these underground spaces, and considers how art, space, texts, and practices can tell us more about the catacombs and the people who dug and decorated them.

Autorentext
Eric C. Smith is Visiting Assistant Professor of the History of Christianity and New Testament Studies at the Iliff School of Theology, USA.

Inhalt
Table of Contents 1. Prologue 2. The History of the Catacombs 3. Heterotopia 4. Heterotopian Spaces and Places 5. Art and Heterotopia 6. Heterotopian Texts 7. Heterotopia as Lived Space 8. Conclusions and Epilogue Bibliography