TY - BOOK AU - Stringer,Martin D. TI - A sociological history of Christian worship SN - 0511126085 AV - BV5 .S77 2005eb U1 - 264/.009 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Cambridge, UK, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Worship KW - History KW - Sociological aspects KW - Religion and sociology KW - Cultes KW - Histoire KW - Aspect sociologique KW - Sociologie religieuse KW - sociology of religion KW - aat KW - RELIGION KW - Institutions & Organizations KW - bisacsh KW - Christian Rituals & Practice KW - Worship & Liturgy KW - fast KW - Christentum KW - gnd KW - Gebet KW - Gottesdienst KW - Liturgie KW - Soziologie KW - Christendom KW - gtt KW - Sociologische aspecten N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-255) and index; Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction Discourse, devotion and embodiment; Chapter 1 Early Christian worship, texts and contexts to AD 300; Chapter 2 Worship and the Christianisation of public space, 300-600; Chapter 3 Hegemonic discourses in the worship of empires, 600-900; Chapter 4 The dominant discourse of cosmological Christianity, 900-1200; Chapter 5 Accessing the demotic discourses of devotion, 1200-1500; Chapter 6 Worship and the rise of humanistic discourses, 1500-1800; Chapter 7 The globalisation of Christian worship, 1800-2000 N2 - A 2000 year history of Christian worship in its social contexts around the globe combining sociological theory, social history and the latest developments in the study of liturgy. The focus of this book sets it apart from existing studies which tend to offer textual or theological approaches to worship UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=138948 ER -