RT Book
T1 Ritual, gender, and the body in the early Christian world
T2 Ritual in the ancient Mediterranean
A1 DeMaris, Richard E. ca. 20./21. Jh.
A1 Al-Suadi, Soham 1980-
A1 Ascough, Richard S. 1962-
A2 DeMaris, Richard E. ca. 20./21. Jh.
A2 Al-Suadi, Soham 1980-
A2 Ascough, Richard S. 1962-
LA English
PP London New York
PB Routledge
YR 2026
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1946353337
AB "This volume investigates the central role of physical bodies, ritual technologies, healing practices, gender constructions, and visual imagery in creating and sustaining religious meaning in antiquity. Religious life in the ancient world was profoundly shaped by the interplay of materiality, ritual, embodiment, and visuality. Far from being purely intellectual or doctrinal, religious practices across Greco-Roman and early Christian contexts were enacted through tangible, sensory, and embodied experiences that engaged worshippers physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Drawing from a rich array of primary sources and theoretical frameworks, especially gender studies and ritual studies, the chapters collectively emphasize that religion in this period was fundamentally experienced through ritualized actions, embodied transformations, and visually charged sacred spaces. With its focus on ritual, gender, and the body, the book offers readers a fresh approach to ancient Christianity and the Greco-Roman world in which it emerged. This interdisciplinary volume is suitable for students and scholars working on the New Testament and early Christianity, and issues of ritual, gender, and the body in the early Christian world"-- Provided by publisher
CN BL600
SN 978-1-032-91598-2
SN 978-1-032-91597-5
K1 Church History : Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
K1 Human Body : Religious aspects : Christianity : History of doctrines : Early Church, ca. 30-600
K1 Ritualism : History : To 1500
K1 Sex role : Religious aspects : Christianity : History of doctrines : Early Church, ca. 30-600
K1 Ritual : Mediterranean Region : History
K1 Rites and ceremonies : Mediterranean Region : History
K1 Human Body : Religious aspects
K1 Gender Identity : Religious aspects
K1 Church History
K1 Human body - Religious aspects - Christianity - History of doctrines
K1 Ritualism - History
K1 Sex role - Religious aspects - Christianity - History of doctrines
K1 30-600
K1 Mediterranean Region : Antiquities
K1 Mediterranean Region : Civilization
K1 Aufsatzsammlung