Sacred Thresholds: The Door to the Sanctuary in Late Antiquity
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Author | : Emilie M. van Opstall |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2018-07-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004369009 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004369007 |
Rating | : 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sacred Thresholds: The Door to the Sanctuary in Late Antiquity by : Emilie M. van Opstall
Book excerpt: Sacred Thresholds. The Door to the Sanctuary in Late Antiquity offers a far-reaching account of liminal spaces within Christian and pagan sanctuaries, with interdisciplinary and diachronic perspectives on the experience of those who crossed from the worldly to the divine, both physically and symbolically.