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Convivium Supplementum - 2023/4: Means of Christian Conversion in Late Antiquity

Objects, Bodies, and Rituals

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This volume presents the proceedings of the conference Materiality and 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.

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Convivium Supplementum - 2023/4: Means of Christian Conversion in Late Antiquity, Klára Doležalová, Ivan Foletti, Katarína Kravčíková, Pavla Tichá

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Titre
Convivium Supplementum - 2023/4: Means of Christian Conversion in Late Antiquity
Sous-titre
Objects, Bodies, and Rituals
Langue
Anglais
Éditeur
Brepols Pub
Publié
2022
Format
souple
Pages
172
ISBN10
8021099798
ISBN13
9788021099791
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This volume presents the proceedings of the conference Materiality and 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.