Byzantine Christianity /Derek Krueger, editor.

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

Place Published

City

Minneapolis

Date Published

2006

Publication Subjects

Christian life--History--Early church, ca. 30-600. Christian life--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500. Christliche Existenz.--swd Fr{uml}ommigkeit.--swd

Call No.

BX300 .B99 2006

ISBN

0800634136 (alk. paper), 9780800634131 (alk. paper), 9780800697211 (pbk.), 0800697219 (pbk.)

LCCN

2006001842

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.