Means of Christian conversion in Late Antiquity : objects, bodies, and rituals / edited by Klára Doležalová, Ivan Foletti, Katarina Kravčíkova & Pavla Tíchá.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Doležalová, Klára, editor.

Foletti, Ivan, editor.

Kravčíková, Katarína, editor.

Tíchá, Pavla, editor.

Series:

Convivium (Brno, Czech Republic). Supplementum ; 2021/3.

Convivium Supplementum ; 2021/3

Language:

Czech

English

Subjects (All):

Conversion--Christianity--History--To 1500.

Christian antiquities.

Physical Description:

169 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Brno, Czech Republic : Masarykova Univerzita, 2021.

Language Note:

Contributions in English with summaries in Czech.

Summary:

This volume presents the proceedings of the conference Materiality and Conversion: 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.--provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: MEANS OF CHRISTIAN CONVERSION IN LATE ANTIQUITY. OBJECTS, BODIES, AND RITUALS

Means of Christian Conversion in Late Antiquity / Pavla Ticha

Articles: BODY-CHANGING TOUCH

Activation of the Invisible. A prolegomenon to the Evolution of the Consecration of Baptismal Water in the Latin West as a Performative and Sensorial Act. The Roman Rite (3rd-gth century) / Barbara Bruderer Eichberc

Vatican Hill in the Time of Conversion. The Phrygianum Neighboring Old Saint Peter's / Marketa Kulhankova

BODY-AFFECTING OBJECTS

Conversion to Jesus as a Healer God. Visual and Textual Evidence / Robin M. Jensen

Purifying Body and Soul Late Antique Combs, Their Use and Visual Culture / Ivan Foletti

Luxury for All (?). Ivory Diptychs and Their Use in the Baptismal Liturgy / Zuzana Frantova

Materiality and the Sensation of Sin in Late Antique Pre-Baptismal Rituals. The Short-Lived "Rite of the Cilicium" / Juliette J. Day

COMMEMORATING DECEASED BODIES

Shrines, Special Burials, and the Christianization of Britain / Megan Bunce

Converting Minds, Eyes, and Bodies? The Early Cult of Relics Between Rhetoric and Material Practices in Northern Italy and Gallia / Adrien Palladino.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

8021099798

9788021099791

OCLC:

1304247365

Publisher Number:

99991412354