Late ancient Christianity /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Burrus, Virginia
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2005]
Series:	People's history of Christianity ; v. 2.
Subjects:	Christian life > History > Early church, ca. 30-600. Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. Vie chrétienne > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive) Église > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Online Access:	Table of contents

Table of Contents:

Introduction : shifting the focus of history / Virginia Burrus and Rebecca Lyman
Asceticism, class, and gender / Elizabeth A. Clark
Fictional narratives and social critique / Judith Perkins
Martyrdom as exaltation / Robin Darling Young
Children's play as social ritual / Cornelia B. Horn
Baptismal rites and architecture / Robin M. Jensen
Food, ritual, and power / Andrew McGowan
Saints, identity, and the city / Dennis Trout
Personal devotions and private chapels / Kimberly Bowes
Heresy, households, and the disciplining of diversity / Harry O. Maier
Jewish Christians, Judaizers, and Christian anti-Judaism / Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert
Beyond magic and superstition / David Frankfurter.