Proxenia as a Model for Early Christian Host-Leaders
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DOI: 10.1177/01461079241252669
Abstract: To mitigate the costs and risks of travel, Greek communities utilized the formal social institution of proxenia. The honorific title of proxenos (“public host”) was bestowed upon someone in another community who provided travelers with… read more here.
Keywords: host; early christian; proxenia model; host leaders ... See more keywords