A Missing Sacrament?: Foot-washing, Gender, and Space in Early Christianity

Although the story recounted in John 13 has often been taken to suggest a communal foot-washing practice existed in some Christian communities, the actual evidence for foot-washing in earliest Christianity suggests not a communal ritual, but women and particularly widows washing the feet of prisoner...

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Main Author: McGowan, Andrew (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2017
In: Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
Year: 2017, Volume: 18/19, Issue: 1, Pages: 105-122
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Johannesevangelium 13 / John (Liturgy) / Church / Gender-specific role
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
CB Christian life; spirituality
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
RC Liturgy
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)