Brother-Making in Late Antiquity and Byzantium Monks, Laymen, and Christian Ritual |
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| Author:
| Rapp, Claudia |
| Series title: | Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-538933-3 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2016 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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The first exhaustive treatment of ritual brotherhood in Byzantium, this book challenges the "Boswell Thesis" and argues that the ecclesiastical ritual to bless a relationship between two men bears no resemblance to marriage, but has its origins in early monasticism.
The first exhaustive treatment of ritual brotherhood in Byzantium, this book challenges the "Boswell Thesis" and argues that the ecclesiastical ritual to bless a relationship between two men bears no resemblance to marriage, but has its origins in early monasticism.