Sacred ritual, profane space : the Roman house as early Christian meeting place /

"This monograph examines the nature of the earliest Christian meeting places, with a special emphasis on the formation of sacred space. The use of domestic spaces by these early groups is widely accepted, but the spaces themselves are usually understood as having been neutral, rather than sacre...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cianca, Jenn, 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2018]
Series:Studies in Christianity and Judaism ; 1.
Subjects:
House churches > Rome.
Sacred space > Rome.
Domestic space > Rome.
Christianity > Rome.
Rites and ceremonies > Rome.
Église domestique > Rome.
Lieux sacrés > Rome.
Espace domestique > Rome.
Christianisme > Rome.
Rites et cérémonies > Rome.
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
RELIGION > Christian Church > History.
Christianity
Domestic space
House churches
Religion
Rites and ceremonies
Sacred space
Urchristentum
Ritual
Identität
Rome > Religion.
Rome (Empire)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The context of house-church Christianity
  • Roman domestic space
  • Roman domestic worship
  • House-church Christianity and Roman domestic worship
  • Placing ritual : Christians in the Roman house
  • Sacred space and the house church
  • Conclusion : towards a theory of sacred space in house-church Christianity.

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