Churches rites passage volume (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. VG condition book with dust jacket. DJ is clean and has little wear to edges, faded spine. Content is clean.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. A very presentable copy with minimal wear. Dust jacket is fully intact. All pages clean, crisp and fresh. Publisher's note: This volume "offers articles which allow sustained reflection on the historical development of life events to which the churches responded with specific rites and ceremonies. The major life cycle events, such as birth (and baptism), marriage and death (and funerals) are considered in this volume, but so too are the churching or 'purification' of women after childbirth, confirmation and first communion, ordination, as well as less widespread rites of passage such as royal anointing or the renunciation of wealth." --Book jacket Size: 21.6 x 14 x 3.8 cm. viii, 452 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Rites and ceremonies; Psychology -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Liturgies (Canon law); ISBN: 1009421743. ISBN/EAN: 9781009421744. Add. Inventory No: 260122ROSH004009.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Studies in Church History Volume 59. For the Ecclesiastical History Society. Slight sticker mark on spine, otherwise in fine condition. Pages clean and fresh.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 452 pages. 8.74x5.67x1.26 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Studies in Church History 59 addresses the historical development of life events to which the churches have responded with specific rites and ceremonies. The volume contributes to current discussion in life cycle history and the ongoing debate about 'rites of passage,' both ecclesiastical and secular. The major life cycle events, such as birth, marriage and death, are considered; so too are the churching or 'purification' of women after childbirth, confirmation and first communion, and ordination, as well as less widespread rites of passage, such as royal anointing and the renunciation of wealth. The twenty-two papers span Christian history and include contributions from Frances Knight, Thomas O'Loughlin, Elisabeth van Houts and Alexandra Walsham. Taken together, the articles offer clear evidence of the continuing potency of ecclesiastical rites of passage, as well as of their ability to be refashioned for the needs of successive generations of believers. …