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Brother-Making in Late Antiquity and Byzantium

- Monks, Laymen, and Christian Ritual

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The first exhaustive treatment of ritual brotherhood in Byzantium, this book challenges the "Boswell Thesis" and argues that the ecclesiastical ritual to bless a relationship between two men bears no resemblance to marriage, but has its origins in early monasticism.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780195389333
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 364
  • Udgivet:
  • 10. marts 2016
  • Størrelse:
  • 243x167x29 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 674 g.
Leveringstid: 2-4 uger
Forventet levering: 28. november 2024

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The first exhaustive treatment of ritual brotherhood in Byzantium, this book challenges the "Boswell Thesis" and argues that the ecclesiastical ritual to bless a relationship between two men bears no resemblance to marriage, but has its origins in early monasticism.

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