Kissing Christians : ritual and community in the late ancient church - Penn, Michael Philip (Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005)
Kissing basics -- The kiss that binds : Christian communities and group cohesion -- Difference and distinction : the exclusive kiss -- Boundary violations : purity, promiscuity, and betrayal -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-176) and index.
Keywords: Kissing -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Worship -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.; Church history