Informed by the paradigmatic shift in ritual and liturgical studies, this volume offers analyses of key ritual traditions in early Christianity. The case studie
Scholars across many fields have come to realize that ritual is an integral element of human life and a vital aspect of all human societies. Yet, this realizati
Scholars of religion have long assumed that ritual and belief constitute the fundamental building blocks of religious traditions and that these two components o
This volume advances our understanding of early Christianity as a lived religion by approaching it through its rites, the emotions and affects surrounding those
An Important Study on the Worship of the Early Church This introduction to the origins of Christian worship illuminates the importance of ancient liturgical pat