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
Editor
Krueger, Derek.
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