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The Urban Character of Christian Worship: The Origins, Development, and Meaning of Stational Liturgy


by John F. Baldovin

The Urban Character of Christian Worship: The Origins, Development, and Meaning of Stational Liturgy
Publication date: 1987-01-01
Number of pages: 320
ISBN: 9788872101278
This study surveys three different urban contexts which were crucial for the development of the Byzantine and Roman rites in the early Middle Ages. Baldovin describes the stational systems of Jerusalem, Rome, and Constantinople in detail and compares them, revealing major similarities and differences in the worship inspired by these diverse urban milieux. Includes eighteen pages of bibliography, eleven appendices, and an index.
John F. Baldovin
$44.50