Project description
Uncovering the Christian legacy of Euphratesia
The Christian architecture of Euphratesia, a region often overlooked in archaeological research, remains a forgotten chapter in Late Antique history. While nearby areas like Northern Syria have been extensively studied, Euphratesia’s church buildings, key to the spread of early Christianity, have largely been ignored. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the EASy project aims to change this by conducting a comprehensive analysis of these churches, examining their design, liturgical features, and cultural connections to neighbouring regions like Antioch and Northern Mesopotamia. The research explores how early Christian communities shaped their landscapes, offering insights into the development of Christian rituals. It promises to reshape our understanding of early Christianity, thus filling a significant gap in historical scholarship.
Objective
This project aims to unlock a crucial yet overlooked chapter of Late Antique history by exploring the Christian architecture of Euphratesia, a region largely forgotten in modern archaeological research. While nearby regions like Northern Syria have been extensively studied, Euphratesia remains a blank spot on the map of Late Antique scholarship. Through this fellowship, I will address this gap by conducting the first comprehensive analysis of the province’s church buildings, which played a pivotal role in the spread of early Christian practices and architecture.
My research will involve recording and studying these churches, examining their construction, design, liturgical elements, and put it into context. This will not only reveal how Euphratesia connected culturally and architecturally to its neighbors like Antioch and Northern Mesopotamia, but also how it contributed to the development of Christian rituals. The project is timely, given recent discoveries in the region, and promises to provide new insights into how early Christian communities shaped their cultural landscapes.
The impact will be far-reaching: it will fill a major gap in our understanding of early Christianity, contribute to the academic community. The fellowship at the University of Warsaw will expand my expertise as a leading researcher in the field and offers a unique opportunity to pioneer a study that will influence future scholarship in archaeology, religious studies, and history.
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
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00-927 Warszawa
Poland
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