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Banev, K.

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David G. Hunter
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Paul J.J. van Geest
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Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte
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Abstract

The term “hospitality” often translates the Greek φιλοξενία/philoxenia for which a more faithful but less handy rendition would be the “loving care shown to strangers.” The concept is closely related to that of φιλανθρωπία/philanthropia – the “love for fellow human beings.” In ancient Greece and Rome, these two terms defined the borders of the civilized world (Hiltbrunner, 1972; 1992; Chadwick, 1992; Constable, 2003). Odysseus elegantly expressed this distinction upon his return to Ithaca: Alas, to the land of what mort…

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Banev, K. (2018). Hospitality. In D. G. Hunter, P. J. van Geest, & B. J. L. Peerbolte (Eds.), Brill encyclopedia of early Christianity online. Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/2589-7993_eeco_sim_00001634

Online Publication Date Oct 15, 2018
Publication Date Oct 15, 2018
Deposit Date Nov 4, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Publisher Brill Academic Publishers
Book Title Brill encyclopedia of early Christianity online.
DOI https://doi.org/10.1163/2589-7993_eeco_sim_00001634

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