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Record Number:
27572
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Rapp , Claudia
Contributor(s):
Title:
The Origins of Ritual Brotherhood (
adelphopoiesis
)
Source:
Byzantine Studies Conference 35, ( 2009): Pages 37 - 37.
Description:
Article Type:
Conference Paper Abstract
Subject
(See Also)
:
Byzantium
Homosociality
Male Friendship
Ritual
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
Eastern Mediterranean
Century:
Primary Evidence:
Illustrations:
Table:
Abstract:
In addition to marriage and godparenthood (
synteknia
), ritual brotherhood (
adelphopoiesis
) was a popular strategy for social networking in the middle and late Byzantine periods, but its roots reach back much further. The prayers for ritual brotherhood are recorded in over 60 manuscripts, beginning with the Barberini Euchologion of the late 8th century. See the entire abstract:
http://www.bsana.net/conference/archives/2009/2009_abstracts.pdf
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Author's Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles
Conference Info:
Byzantine Studies Conference - The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art , 2009 - Florida State University
Year of Publication:
2009.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
01473387