Rituals in Early Christianity - New Perspectives on Tradition and Transformation

Informed by the paradigmatic shift in ritual and liturgical studies, this volume offers analyses of key ritual traditions in early Christianity. The case studies focus on the dynamic formation and transformation of rituals in the context of Greco-Roman religion, Judaism, and Islam.

About the author

Nienke M. Vos, Ph.D. (Utrecht, 2003), is tenured Assistant Professor of Patristics and the Literature of Early Christianity, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She has published on hagiography and was editor, with Willemien Otten, of Demons and the Devil in Ancient and Medieval Christianity (Brill, 2011). Albert C. Geljon, Ph.D. (Leiden, 2000), teaches classical languages at the Christelijk Gymnasium Utrecht. His research focuses on Philo of Alexandria and his influence on patristic authors. With David Runia he recently published Philo of Alexandria. On Planting. Introduction, Translation, and Commentary (Brill, 2019).

Product details

• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2020
• EAN: 9789004440975
• ISBN: 978-90-04-44097-5
• No. of pages: 376
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 907 g
• Series: Vigiliae Christianae, Suppleme
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity