Kissing Christians: ritual and community in the late ancient church

Kissing basics -- The kiss that binds : Christian communities and group cohesion -- Difference and distinction : the exclusive kiss -- Boundary violations : purity, promiscuity, and betrayal -- Conclusion

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Penn, Michael Philip (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. Univ. of Pennsylvania Press c 2005
In:Year: 2005
Reviews:Kissing Christians: Ritual and Community in the Late Ancient Church. By Michael Philip Penn (2007) (Stewart-Sykes, Alistair)
Series/Journal:Divinations
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Kiss / Early Christianity (motif) / Community / Ritual / History 30-600
Further subjects:B Worship History Early church, ca. 30-600
B Worship History Early church, ca. 30-600
B Church History
B Kissing Religious aspects Christianity
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Summary:Kissing basics -- The kiss that binds : Christian communities and group cohesion -- Difference and distinction : the exclusive kiss -- Boundary violations : purity, promiscuity, and betrayal -- Conclusion
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-176) and index
Physical Description:186 S.
ISBN:0-8122-3880-X