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Ritual, Gender, and the Body in the Early Christian World

Ritual, Gender, and the Body in the Early Christian World

Ascough, Richard S.
Demaris, Richard E.
Al-Suadi, Soham

Hardcover

Series: Ritual in the Ancient Mediterranean

Religion General Ancient RomeGeneral Christianity

ISBN10: 1032915986
ISBN13: 9781032915982
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Nov 25 2025
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.28
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This volume investigates the central role of physical bodies, ritual technologies, healing practices, gender constructions, and visual imagery in creating and sustaining religious meaning in antiquity.

Religious life in the ancient world was profoundly shaped by the interplay of materiality, ritual, embodiment, and visuality. Far from being purely intellectual or doctrinal, religious practices across Greco-Roman and early Christian contexts were enacted through tangible, sensory, and embodied experiences that engaged worshippers physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Drawing from a rich array of primary sources and theoretical frameworks, especially gender studies and ritual studies, the chapters collectively emphasize that religion in this period was fundamentally experienced through ritualized actions, embodied transformations, and visually charged sacred spaces. With its focus on ritual, gender, and the body, the book offers readers a fresh approach to ancient Christianity and the Greco-Roman world in which it emerged.

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