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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Main Author: Cianca, Jenn 1978- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Montreal Kingston London Chicago McGill-Queen's University Press 2018
In: Studies in Christianity and Judaism (1)
Year: 2018
Series/Journal:Studies in Christianity and Judaism 1
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Roman Empire / Church / House / Assembly place / History
B Roman Empire / Primitive Christianity / Ritual / Identity / History
Further subjects:B House Churches
B Sacred Space
B Rome (Empire)
B Religion
B Christianity
B Sacred Space (Rome)
B Rome Religion
B Christianity (Rome)
B Rites and ceremonies
B Rome
B Domestic space (Rome)
B Domestic space
B House Churches (Rome)
B Rites and ceremonies (Rome)