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1 online resource. |
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text file |
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Transformation of the classical heritage ; 63
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Transformation of the classical heritage ; 63.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Res sacrae -- Protected places -- Protecting places -- Dedications -- Consecrations -- Anniversaries -- Conclusion -- Appendix A : the sources of Justinian's Institutes 2.1.pr-10 -- Appendix B : chronological list of Roman legislation on ecclesial property -- Appendix C : chronological list of ecclesiastical canons on ecclesial property -- Appendix D : Late Antique lections for the consecratory ritual. |
| Summary |
"If churches belong to no one, what is their purpose? Mary K. Farag persuasively demonstrates that three interest groups cared about this question in late antiquity: law-makers, Christian leaders, and wealthy lay-persons. Most of the time, their answers co-existed, sitting side-by-side like tectonic plates. Yet the plates did not always sit still, and it is events on their colliding boundaries that account for familiar Christian controversies in novel ways. What Makes a Church Sacred? argues that scholarship misunderstands well-known religious figures by ignoring the legal issues they faced. In this seminal text, Farag nuances the 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Church property -- Law and legislation -- History.
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Church property -- Law and legislation. |
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History. |
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Church property (Canon law)
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Church property (Canon law) |
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Church property -- Law and legislation -- Rome.
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Christianity and culture -- Rome.
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Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
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Religion / Christian Church / History. |
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Religion / Christian Church / Canon & Ecclesiastical Law. |
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History / Ancient. |
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Christianity and culture. |
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Church history -- Primitive and early church. |
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Rome (Empire) |
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HISTORY / Ancient / General. |
| Chronological Term |
30-600 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Farag, Mary, 1985- What makes a church sacred? Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021] 9780520382008 (DLC) 2021012584 |
| ISBN |
9780520382015 (ebook) |
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0520382013 |
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9780520382008 (paperback) |
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