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Brother-making in late-Antiquity and Byzantium : monks, laymen, and Christian ritual /

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"Among medieval Christian societies, Byzantium is unique in preserving the text of a church ritual for 'brother-making' (adelphopoiesis), in which two adult men are pronounced by the prayers of a priest to be 'brothers.' They are expected to remain on friendly terms, and hav...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rapp, Claudia (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Series:Onassis series in Hellenic culture.
Subjects:
Monastic and religious life > Byzantine Empire.
Byzantine Empire > Church history.
Rites and ceremonies > Byzantine Empire.
Homosexuality > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Blood brotherhood > Byzantine Empire.
Monastic and religious life.
Rites and ceremonies.
Byzantine Empire.
Church history.

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