Byzantine Christianity : A people's history of Christianity, volume 3 /
Byzantine Christianity : A people's history of Christianity, volume 3 /
Derek Krueger, editor.
- Minneapolis : Fortress Press, 2006.
- xv, 252 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
- A people's history of Christianity ; v. 3 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the practice of Christianity in Byzantium / Derek Krueger -- Lay piety in the sermons of John Chrysostom / Jaclyn Maxwell -- The cult of the martyrs and the Cappadocian Fathers / Vasiliki Limberis -- Romanos and the night vigil in the sixth century / Georgia Frank -- Shrines, festivals, and the "undistinguished mob" / James C. Skedros -- The layperson in church / Sharon E. J. Gerstel -- Death and dying in Byzantium / Nicholas Constas -- Icons, prayer, and vision in the eleventh century / Charles Barber -- Objects of devotion and protection / Brigitte Pitarakis -- The religious lives of children and adolescents / Peter Hatlie -- The devotional life of laywomen / Alice-Mary Talbot.
0800634136 (alk. paper) 9780800634131
Christian life--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Christian life--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Byzantine Empire--Church history.
Byzantine Empire--Religious life and customs.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the practice of Christianity in Byzantium / Derek Krueger -- Lay piety in the sermons of John Chrysostom / Jaclyn Maxwell -- The cult of the martyrs and the Cappadocian Fathers / Vasiliki Limberis -- Romanos and the night vigil in the sixth century / Georgia Frank -- Shrines, festivals, and the "undistinguished mob" / James C. Skedros -- The layperson in church / Sharon E. J. Gerstel -- Death and dying in Byzantium / Nicholas Constas -- Icons, prayer, and vision in the eleventh century / Charles Barber -- Objects of devotion and protection / Brigitte Pitarakis -- The religious lives of children and adolescents / Peter Hatlie -- The devotional life of laywomen / Alice-Mary Talbot.
0800634136 (alk. paper) 9780800634131
Christian life--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Christian life--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Byzantine Empire--Church history.
Byzantine Empire--Religious life and customs.
