Means of Christian conversion in late antiquity objects, bodies, and rituals

This volume presents the proceedings of the conference 'Materiality and Conversion: The Role of Material and Visual Cultures in the Christianization of the Latin West' organized by the Centre for Early Medieval Studies in 2020. Its contributions thus focus on the Christianization of the Ro...

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Körperschaft: Masarykova univerzita (Herausgebendes Organ)
Weitere Verfasser: Dolezalová, Klára (HerausgeberIn), Foletti, Ivan (HerausgeberIn), Kravčíková, Katarína (HerausgeberIn), Tichá, Pavla (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Brno Masarykova Univerzita 2021
Schriftenreihe:Convivium. Supplementum 2021,3
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Zusammenfassung:This volume presents the proceedings of the conference 'Materiality and Conversion: The Role of Material and Visual Cultures in the Christianization of the Latin West' organized by the Centre for Early Medieval Studies in 2020. Its contributions thus focus on the Christianization of the Roman Empire between the fourth and sixth centuries. The studies examine the religious change through the "material turn" approach, building on the material and sensorial dimension of Christian conversion and especially the baptismal rite as one of the key components of the process. The material and visual cultures are regarded as vectors and witnesses of conversion to Christianity, while human body is viewed as one of the agents in ritual actions. The volume covers a wide range of topics, including the prebaptismal purification, the moment of immersion in the baptismal font, the postbaptismal alteration of perception, as well as the continuous changes in funeral forms. As such, the papers attempt to shed more light on the role of materiality in the complex and rapid conversion to Christianity in Late Antique West
Beschreibung:The volume presents the proceedings of the transdisciplinary conference Materiality and conversion: the role of material and visual cultures in the Christianization of the latin west, organized by the CEMS in 2020
Beschreibung:169 Seiten
ISBN:9788021099791
978-80-210-9979-1
8021099798