03157nam 22004933a 450 991058359790332120230629230840.00-520-38201-3https://doi.org/10.1525/luminos.112(CKB)4950000000290218(ScCtBLL)413d9efe-a089-4b4c-82ea-b6c2f50c0c4f(DE-B1597)585086(OCoLC)1246675488(DE-B1597)9780520382015(EXLCZ)99495000000029021820211214i20212021 uu enguru||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWhat Makes a Church Sacred? : Legal and Ritual Perspectives from Late Antiquity /Mary K. Farag[s.l.] :University of California Press,2021.1 online resourceTransformation of the Classical HeritageFrontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I The Legal Making of Res Sacrae -- 1 Res Sacrae -- 2 Protected Places -- 3. Protecting Places -- Part II. The Ritual Making of Res Sacrae -- 4 Dedications -- 5 Consecrations -- 6 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 -- NOTES -- Bibliography -- Index LOCORUM -- GENERAL INDEXWhat is the purpose of a church? Who owns a church? Mary K. Farag persuasively demonstrates that three groups in late antiquity were concerned with these questions: Christian leaders, wealthy laypersons, and lawmakers. Conflicting answers usually coexisted, but from time to time they clashed and caused significant tension. In these disputes, juridical regulations and opinions mattered more than has been traditionally recognized. Considering familiar Christian controversies in novel ways, Farag's investigation shows that scholarship has misunderstood well-known religious figures by ignoring the legal issues they faced. This seminal text nuances vital aspects of 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.Transformation of the Classical HeritageReligion / Christian Church / HistorybisacshReligion / Christian Church / Canon & Ecclesiastical LawbisacshHistory / AncientbisacshHistoryReligion / Christian Church / HistoryReligion / Christian Church / Canon & Ecclesiastical LawHistory / AncientHistory270.2Farag Mary K1074602ScCtBLLScCtBLLBOOK9910583597903321What Makes a Church Sacred?2580473UNINA