Brother-making in late Antiquity and Byzantium : monks, laymen, and Christian ritual / Claudia Rapp.

"Among medieval Christian societies, Byzantium is unique in preserving the text of a church ritual for 'brother-making' (adelphopoiesis), in which two adult men are pronounced by the prayers of a priest to be 'brothers.' They are expected to remain on friendly terms, and have access to one another's...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Onassis series in Hellenic culture.
Main Author:	Rapp, Claudia (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Series:	Onassis series in Hellenic culture.
Subjects:	Monastic and religious life > Byzantine Empire. Byzantine Empire > Church history. Rites and ceremonies > Byzantine Empire. Homosexuality > Religious aspects > Christianity. Monastic and religious life. Rites and ceremonies. Byzantine Empire. Verbrüderung. Ritual. Byzantinisches Reich. Church history.
Genre:	Church history.
Physical Description:	xiii, 349 pages ; 25 cm.
Format:	Book

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