Tod und Ritual in den christlichen Gemeinden der Antike (Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements, #65) (Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, #65)

by Ulrich Volp

0 ratings • 0 reviews • 0 shelved
Book cover for Tod und Ritual in den christlichen Gemeinden der Antike
Shelve It

Bookhype may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure.

The development of Early Christian rituals in connection with death and burial has so far not sufficiently been explored. Volp's study focuses on the surviving literary sources-both pagan and Christian-, together with inscriptions and other archaeological remains while taking into account recent results from science and humanities. A summary of death and ritual in the ancient Mediterranean religions is followed by detailed analyses of the Christian sources from the 2nd to the 5th century. Thus, basic developments are being discovered which led to and accompanied the forming of Christian rituals, such as ritual purity or the social structure of family and society. Being the first such interdisciplinary approach, it also represents the first monographic work on the topic since 1941.
  • ISBN10 9004126716
  • ISBN13 9789004126718
  • Publish Date 1 December 2002
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country NL
  • Imprint Brill