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Title Byzantine Christianity / Derek Krueger, editor.

Publication Info. Minneapolis : Fortress Press, 2006.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  270 P419P V.3    Check Shelf
Description xv, 252 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.
Series A People's history of Christianity ; v. 3
People's history of Christianity ; v. 3.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references 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.
Subject Byzantine Empire -- Church history.
Byzantine Empire -- Religious life and customs.
Christian life -- History -- Early church, approximately 30-600.
Christian life -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Added Author Krueger, Derek.
ISBN 0800634136 alkaline paper
9780800634131 alkaline paper
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