Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople
- The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Place and Its People
- Part II Practical Matters
- Part III Urban Experiences
- 8: Imperial Constantinople
- 9: Residential Constantinople
- 10: Commercial Constantinople
- 11: Sacred Dimensions: Church Building and Ecclesiastical Practice
- 12: Sacred Dimensions: Constantinopolitan Monasticism
- 13: Sacred Dimensions: Death and Burial
- Part IV Institutions and Activities
- Part V Encountering Constantinople
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
- References
13: - Sacred Dimensions: Death and Burial
from Part III - Urban Experiences
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 March 2022
- The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople
- The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Place and Its People
- Part II Practical Matters
- Part III Urban Experiences
- 8: Imperial Constantinople
- 9: Residential Constantinople
- 10: Commercial Constantinople
- 11: Sacred Dimensions: Church Building and Ecclesiastical Practice
- 12: Sacred Dimensions: Constantinopolitan Monasticism
- 13: Sacred Dimensions: Death and Burial
- Part IV Institutions and Activities
- Part V Encountering Constantinople
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
- References
Summary
Chapter 13, “Sacred Dimensions: Death and Burial,” examines burial practices in Constantinople between the fourth century and the fifteenth century. Particular attention is given to aristocratic and imperial burial practice.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople , pp. 214 - 228Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022