{"product_id":"what-makes-a-church-sacred-mary-k-farag-9780520382008","title":"What Makes a Church Sacred?: Legal and Ritual Perspectives from Late Antiquity Volume 63","description":"A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What is the purpose of a church? Who owns a church? Mary K. Farag persuasively demonstrates that three groups in late antiquity were concerned with these questions: Christian leaders, wealthy laypersons, and lawmakers. Conflicting answers usually coexisted, but from time to time they clashed and caused significant tension. In these disputes, juridical regulations and opinions mattered more than has been traditionally recognized. Considering familiar Christian controversies in novel ways, Farag's investigation shows that scholarship has misunderstood well-known religious figures by ignoring the legal issues they faced. This seminal text nuances vital aspects of scholarly conversations on sacred space, gift giving, wealth, and poverty in the late antique Mediterranean world, making use not only of Latin and Greek sources but also Coptic and Arabic evidence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary K. Farag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520382005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520382008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Mary K. Farag","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048666263807,"sku":"9780520382008","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_14ad5f52-ee88-4cc3-86da-04081ca4e355.jpg?v=1684997107","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-makes-a-church-sacred-mary-k-farag-9780520382008","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}