What Makes a Church Sacred?: Legal and Ritual Perspectives from Late AntiquityUniv of California Press, 2 בנוב׳ 2021 - 323 עמודים A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. What is the purpose of a church? Who owns a church? Mary K. Farag persuasively demonstrates that three groups in late antiquity were concerned with these questions: Christian leaders, wealthy laypersons, and lawmakers. Conflicting answers usually coexisted, but from time to time they clashed and caused significant tension. In these disputes, juridical regulations and opinions mattered more than has been traditionally recognized. Considering familiar Christian controversies in novel ways, Farag’s investigation shows that scholarship has misunderstood well-known religious figures by ignoring the legal issues they faced. This seminal text nuances vital aspects of scholarly conversations on sacred space, gift giving, wealth, and poverty in the late antique Mediterranean world, making use not only of Latin and Greek sources but also Coptic and Arabic evidence. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Protected Places | 41 |
Protecting Places | 71 |
Dedications | 99 |
Eastern apse mosaic Basilica of Sts Cosmas and Damian Rome | 109 |
Obelisk of Theodosius I Hippodrome at Constantinople eastern face | 115 |
Spandrel D northern arcade Hagios Demetrios Thessaloniki | 122 |
Consecrations | 129 |
CHART | 156 |
Anniversaries | 157 |
Conclusion | 179 |
Appendix B Chronological List of Roman Legislation on Ecclesial Property | 197 |
Late Antique Lections for the Consecratory Ritual | 205 |
Bibliography | 255 |
Index Locorum | 301 |
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