The Processions of John Chrysostom and the Contested Spaces of Constantinople
While bishop of Constantinople, John Chrysostom organized psalm-singing processions that were to transform the city's civic spaces and colonnaded streets into "churches." By participating in these processions, which featured fiery torches and candles, John's followers transformed...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
2010
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Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2010, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 161-189 |
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| Summary: | While bishop of Constantinople, John Chrysostom organized psalm-singing processions that were to transform the city's civic spaces and colonnaded streets into "churches." By participating in these processions, which featured fiery torches and candles, John's followers transformed the material properties of the civic landscape through their deployment of light and sound. Their activities generated new meanings for Constantinople's imperial monuments and recast civic spaces as Christian sites inhabited by the Holy Spirit and angels. In such ways, John tried to make Constantinople into a "truly" Christian city and to succeed Constantine as its founder. |
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| ISSN: | 1086-3184 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/earl.0.0317 |