Prologue : from Constantine to Abd al-Malik
The periphery of dreams and deserts
Recalcitrance, riots, and rebellion : the Samaritans and the emergence of intolerance
Contesting the sacred : forms of ritualized violence
Jerusalem : The contrasting eyes of beholders
Contesting scripture and soil : liturgical dates and seasonal dieting
Flesh and blood? Women in Palestinian societies
Urban stories : Caesarea, Sepphoris, Gaza
Epilogue.
Palestine in late antiquity by Hagith Sivan. ISBN 9780199284177. Published by Oxford University Press in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.