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Saints and Church Spaces in the Late Antique Mediterranean

Architecture, Cult, and Community [Paperback]

by Ann Marie Yasin

    • Author

      Ann Marie Yasin

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Cambridge University Press

    • Published

      November 2012

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      Saints and Church Spaces in the Late Antique Mediterranean

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      This 2009 book explores the intersection between two key developments of the fourth through seventh centuries CE: the construction of monumental churches and the veneration of saints. While Christian sacred topography is usually interpreted in narrowly religious terms as points of contact with holy places and people, this book considers church buildings as spatial environments in which a range of social 'work' happened. It draws on approaches developed in the fields of anthropology, ritual studies, and social geography to examine, for example, how church buildings facilitated commemoration of the community's dead, establishment of a shared historical past, and communication with the divine. Surveying evidence for the introduction of saints into liturgical performance and the architectural and decorative programs of churches, this analysis explains how saints helped to bolster the boundaries of church space, reinforce local social and religious hierarchies, and negotiate the community's place within larger regional and cosmic networks.

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      • Author

        Ann Marie Yasin

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Cambridge University Press

      • Published

        November 2012

      • Weight

        577g

      • Page Count

        362

      • Dimensions

        170 x 245 x 20 mm

      • ISBN

        9781107411630

      • ISBN-10

        1107411637

      • Eden Code

        4052265

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      • Author/Creator: Ann Marie Yasin

      • ISBN: 9781107411630

      • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

      • Release Date: November 2012

      • Weight: 577g

      • Dimensions: 170 x 245 x 20 mm

      • Eden Code: 4052265


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