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Encountering the Sacred
Brouria Bitton-Ashkelony
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Description for Encountering the Sacred
"This book is certainly the most important study of early Christian pilgrimage in decades. Lucidly written, far-reaching, and theoretically informed."--David Frankfurter, author of "Religion in Roman Egypt: Assimilation and Resistance" Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 265 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
This innovative study sheds new light on one of the most spectacular changes to occur in late antiquity--the rise of pilgrimage all over the Christian world--by setting the phenomenon against the wide background of the political and theological debates of the time. Asking how the emerging notion of a sacred geography challenged the leading intellectuals and ecclesiastical authorities, Brouria Bitton-Ashkelony deftly reshapes our understanding of early Christian mentalities by unraveling the process by which a territory of grace became a territory of power. Examining ancient writers' responses to the rising practice of pilgrimage, Bitton-Ashkelony offers a nuanced reading of ... Read more
This innovative study sheds new light on one of the most spectacular changes to occur in late antiquity--the rise of pilgrimage all over the Christian world--by setting the phenomenon against the wide background of the political and theological debates of the time. Asking how the emerging notion of a sacred geography challenged the leading intellectuals and ecclesiastical authorities, Brouria Bitton-Ashkelony deftly reshapes our understanding of early Christian mentalities by unraveling the process by which a territory of grace became a territory of power. Examining ancient writers' responses to the rising practice of pilgrimage, Bitton-Ashkelony offers a nuanced reading of ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
Series
Transformation of the Classical Heritage
Number of Pages
270
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520241916
SKU
V9780520241916
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About Brouria Bitton-Ashkelony
Brouria Bitton-Ashkelony, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Religion at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is coeditor of Christian Gaza in Late Antiquity (2004).
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