Late ancient Christianity
The particular excitement of this volume lies in its focus on the everyday realities of Christians` lives in the era of Christian ascendancy and Roman decline. Popular fiction, child rearing and toys, rituals of inclusion, the beginning of veneration of saints and shunning of heretics, the ascetic i...
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
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Minneapolis, Minn. : Fortress Press,
2010
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| Ausgabe: | 1. paperback ed. |
| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | A people's history of Christianity
Vol. 2 |
| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | A people's history of Christianity |
| Schlagworte: | Christian life Church history Spätantike Christentum Sozialgeschichte 284-565 |
| Umfang: | XV, 318 S. |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Asceticism, class, and gender / Elizabeth A. Clark
- Fictional narratives and social critique / Judith Perkins
- Martrydom as exaltation / Robin Darling Young
- Children's play as social ritual / Cornelia B. Horn
- Baptismal rites and architecture / Robin M. Jensen
- Food, ritual, and power / Andrew McGowan
- Saints, identity, and the city / Dennis Trout
- Personal devotions and private chapels / Kimberly Bowes
- Heresy, households, and the disciplining of diversity / Harry O. Maier
- Jewish Christians, Judaizers, and Christian anti-Judaism / Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert
- Beyond magic and superstition / David Frankfurter