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Sacred space in Syriac Orthodox liturgy : a ritual and theological perspective
Uniform Title
Entering the holy place in Syriac Orthodox liturgy
Title
Sacred space in Syriac Orthodox liturgy : a ritual and theological perspective / Gabriel Bar-Sawme.
ISBN
9781463245559
1463245556
9781463245566
Publication
Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, 2023.
Copyright Notice Date
©2023
Physical Description
ix, 386 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes
Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Uppsala University, 2021, under the title: Entering the holy place in Syriac Orthodox liturgy : a ritual and theological analysis.
Text in English and Syriac.
Summary
"A study of how the Sedro of Entrance has been practiced in earlier periods and architectural contexts and to investigate what role the entrance rite may have had in constructing the sanctuary as sacred space and the worshipping community as church"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Bar-Sawme, Gabriel, 1985- Sacred space in Syriac Orthodox liturgy Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press LLC, 2023
Format
Books
Language
English; Syriac
Added to Catalog
October 30, 2023
Series
Gorgias Eastern Christian studies, 66
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Architectural context for the Sedro of Entrance
3. History of the Syriac Orthodox rite of entrance, 9-13th centuries
4. The Sedrō of Entrance in the 9th-13th centuries; themes and imagery
5. Riitual place: Before God at the center of the cosmos
6. Ritual body: The unclean and God-bearing community
7. Final discussion
Bibliography
Appendix
Index.
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