Buch, Englisch, Band 63, 346 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 228 mm x 153 mm, Gewicht: 570 g
Legal and Ritual Perspectives from Late Antiquity
Buch, Englisch, Band 63, 346 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 228 mm x 153 mm, Gewicht: 570 g
Reihe: Transformation of the Classical Heritage
ISBN: 978-0-520-38200-8
Verlag: University of California Press
A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org.
What is the purpose of a church? Who owns a church? Mary K. Farag persuasively demonstrates that three groups in late antiquity were concerned with these questions: Christian leaders, wealthy laypersons, and lawmakers. Conflicting answers usually coexisted, but from time to time they clashed and caused significant tension. In these disputes, juridical regulations and opinions mattered more than has been traditionally recognized. Considering familiar Christian controversies in novel ways, Farag’s investigation shows that scholarship has misunderstood well-known religious figures by ignoring the legal issues they faced. This seminal text nuances vital aspects of scholarly conversations on sacred space, gift giving, wealth, and poverty in the late antique Mediterranean world, making use not only of Latin and Greek sources but also Coptic and Arabic evidence.
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- Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Staats- und Verfassungsrecht Staat und Kirche, Religions- und Kirchenrecht
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
