Anointings with Oil and Handlayings in the Early Eastern Church: Further Evidence for These Gestures as Early Ritual Cognates

Anointings and handlayings were used across the Christian liturgical tradition in the patristic period and often in a number of similar ways. While distinct ritual gestures, their similar use, particularly in the rites of Christian initiation, suggests they were often interchangeable and, thus, func...

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Main Author: Chase, Nathan P. 1990-2025 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: Studia liturgica
Year: 2025, Volume: 55, Issue: 1, Pages: 58-78
Further subjects:B Eastern liturgy
B Anointing
B ritual cognates
B ritual systems
B Handlaying
B Initiation
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