TY - BOOK AU - Burrus,Virginia TI - Late ancient Christianity T2 - A people's history of Christianity SN - 0800634128 (alk. paper) AV - BR 195 .C5 L27 2005 PY - 2005/// CY - Minneapolis PB - Fortress Press KW - Christian life KW - History KW - Early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Church history KW - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-312) and index; Introduction : shifting the focus of history; Virginia Burrus and Rebecca Lyman --; Asceticism, class, and gender; Elizabeth A. Clark --; Fictional narratives and social critique; Judith Perkins --; Martyrdom as exaltation; Robin Darling Young --; Children's play as social ritual; Cornelia B. Horn --; Baptismal rites and architecture; Robin M. Jensen --; Food, ritual, and power; Andrew McGowan --; Saints, identity, and the city; Dennis Trout --; Personal devotions and private chapels; Kimberly Bowes --; Heresy, households, and the disciplining of diversity; Harry O. Maier --; Jewish Christians, Judaizers, and Christian anti-Judaism; Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert --; Beyond magic and superstition; David Frankfurter ER -