Ritual Kissing, Heresy and the Emergence of Early Christian Orthodoxy

Amidst the theological controversies of the fourth and fifth centuries, the ritual kiss often played an important role in trying to distinguish orthodox from heretical Christians. For early Christian leaders such as Rufinus, Jerome, Augustine and Paulinus of Nola, the kiss became a means to malign a...

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Main Author: Penn, Michael Philip (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2003
In: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2003, Volume: 54, Issue: 4, Pages: 625-640
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