Name/Title
Byzantine Christianity /Derek Krueger, editor.Description
Introduction : the practice of Christianity in Byzantium / Derek Krueger -- Lay piety in the sermons of John Chrysostom / Jaclyn Maxwell -- The cult of the martyrs and the Cappadocian Fathers / Vasiliki Limberis -- Romanos and the night vigil in the sixth century / Georgia Frank -- Shrines, festivals, and the "undistinguished mob" / James C. Skedros -- The layperson in church / Sharon E.J. Gerstel -- Death and dying in Byzantium / Nicholas Constas -- Icons, prayer, and vision in the eleventh century / Charles Barber -- Objects of devotion and protection / Brigitte Pitarakis -- The religious lives of children and adolescents / Peter Hatlie -- The devotional life of laywomen / Alice-Mary Talbot.
xv, 252 p. :ill. (some col.), maps ;25 cm.Book Details
Date Published
2006Publication Subjects
Christian life--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Christian life--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Christliche Existenz.--swd
Fr{uml}ommigkeit.--swdCall No.
BX300 .B99 2006ISBN
0800634136 (alk. paper), 9780800634131 (alk. paper), 9780800697211 (pbk.), 0800697219 (pbk.)LCCN
2006001842Notes
Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.