The Eucharist in the First Millennium

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-94-6372-826-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 658 g

Reihe: Social Worlds of Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages

Whether measured by the period during which it has been celebrated, the frequency with which it has been held, or the cumulatively vast numbers of people who have participated in it, the Eucharist has been central to Western life. The book explains how it developed during the first thousand years, from the time of its inauguration by Christ at the Last Supper to the beginning of the great schism between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches. The Eucharist was a central part of society in late antiquity and the Middle Ages, and it throws unexpected light on the lives and attitudes of the countless men and women who attended it and took communion.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moorhead, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Vor- und Frühgeschichte, prähistorische Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction, 1. The Earliest Eucharists, 2. The Eucharist in a Christian Society, 3. The Sacrifice of the Mass and the Worship Of Heaven, 4. The Laity, 5. Women and Children, 6. Anxiety and Scepticism, 7. From Reality to Symbol,List of Abbreviations, Bibliography.

Über Autor(innen)

John Moorhead is Professor Emeritus at the University of Queensland. His books include Gregory the Great (2005) and The Popes and the Church of Rome in Late Antiquity (2015).