Sacred Games A history of Christian worship
Lang, Bernhard 1946-
Sacred Games A history of Christian worship Bernhard Lang - U.S.A. Yale University Press 1997 - 527tr. Hardcover, illustrations 24 cm
Professor Bernhard Lang argues that the meaning of Christian ritual is embodied in six elementary forms, all of which have their roots in ancient, pre-Christian ritual. Well illustrated, written in a readable style, and geared to the general reader as well as to students and scholars, this pioneering work should become an indispensable addition to the broader study of Christianity.
9780300069327, 0300069324
Worship -- History
Christianity -- Public worship
Church -- Christian ritual worship
264.009 / B527-L27
Sacred Games A history of Christian worship Bernhard Lang - U.S.A. Yale University Press 1997 - 527tr. Hardcover, illustrations 24 cm
Professor Bernhard Lang argues that the meaning of Christian ritual is embodied in six elementary forms, all of which have their roots in ancient, pre-Christian ritual. Well illustrated, written in a readable style, and geared to the general reader as well as to students and scholars, this pioneering work should become an indispensable addition to the broader study of Christianity.
9780300069327, 0300069324
Worship -- History
Christianity -- Public worship
Church -- Christian ritual worship
264.009 / B527-L27