Living Water: Images, Symbols, and Settings of Early Christian Baptism

(Part of the Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements Series)

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This general survey of early Christian baptismal iconography and architecture integrates visual depictions and physical settings of baptism with textual evidence for its practice and purpose. An opening overview of pictorial art (paintings, relief sculpture, mosaics, and ivories) prompts questions about components of the actual ritual which are treated in the literary sources. The study's second half considers selected baptismal structures, examining...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:9004188983

ISBN13:9789004188983

Release Date:November 2010

Publisher:Brill

Length:338 Pages

Weight:1.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.4"

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Living Water: Images, Symbols, and Settings of Early Christian Baptism

(Part of the Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements Series)

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