Saints and church spaces in the late antique mediterranean: architecture, cult, and community
Auteur :
Yasin, Ann Marie
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521767835
Date de publication :
15 oct. 2009
Dimensions :
25,3 x 18,0 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
870 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book looks at the architecture and decoration of early Christian churches of the Mediterranean, revealing how the buildings functioned as social spaces in which local communities defined a sense of group identity and communicated with the divine through prayer and ritual.