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Byzantine Christianity
Title
Byzantine Christianity / Derek Krueger, editor.
ISBN
0800634136 (alk. paper)
Published
Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2006.
Physical Description
xv, 252 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 17, 2006
Series
A people's history of Christianity ; v. 3
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-240) and index.
Contents
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.
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