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Private Worship, Public Values, and Religious Change in Late

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by Kim Bowes

    • Author

      Kim Bowes

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Cambridge University Press

    • Published

      February 2011

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      Private Worship, Public Values, and Religious Change in Late

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      Conventional histories of late antique Christianity tell the story of a public institution - the Christian Church. In this book, Kim Bowes relates another history, that of the Christian private. Using textual and archaeological evidence, she examines the Christian rituals of home and rural estate, which took place outside the supervision of bishops and their agents. These domestic rituals and the spaces in which they were performed were rooted in age-old religious habits. They formed a major, heretofore unrecognised force in late ancient Christian practice. The religion of home and family, however, was not easily reconciled with that of the bishop's Church. Domestic Christian practices presented challenges to episcopal authority and posed thorny questions about the relationship between individuals and the Christian collective. As Bowes suggests, the story of private Christianity reveals a watershed in changing conceptions of 'public' and 'private', one whose repercussions echo through contemporary political and religious debate.

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      • Author

        Kim Bowes

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Cambridge University Press

      • Published

        February 2011

      • Weight

        659g

      • Page Count

        380

      • Dimensions

        178 x 254 x 20 mm

      • ISBN

        9781107400498

      • ISBN-10

        110740049X

      • Eden Code

        3970738

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      • Author/Creator: Kim Bowes

      • ISBN: 9781107400498

      • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

      • Release Date: February 2011

      • Weight: 659g

      • Dimensions: 178 x 254 x 20 mm

      • Eden Code: 3970738


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