| Ascetic Eucharists: Food and Drink in Early Christian Ritual Meals Contributor(s): McGowan, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198269722 ISBN-13: 9780198269724 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $318.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1999 Annotation: The early Eucharist has usually been seen as sacramental eating of token bread and wine in careful or even slavish imitation of Jesus and his earliest disciples. In fact, the evidence suggests great diversity in conduct, including the use of foods, in the first few hundred years. This study describes and discusses these practices fully for the first time, and provides important new insights into the liturgical and social history of early Christianity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - General - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 264.360 |
| LCCN: 98-42962 |
| Lexile Measure: 1680 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.24 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The early Eucharist has usually been seen as sacramental eating of token bread and wine in careful or even slavish imitation of Jesus and his earliest disciples. In fact, the evidence suggests great diversity in conduct, including the use of foods, in the first few hundred years. This study describes and discusses these practices fully for the first time, and provides important new insights into the liturgical and social history of early Christianity. |