TY  - BOOK
AU  - Penn,Michael Philip
TI  - Kissing Christians: ritual and community in the late ancient church 
SN  - 081223880X (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - BV197.K57 P46 2005
U1  - 270.1 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Philadelphia, Pa.
PB  - University of Pennsylvania Press
KW  - Kissing
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Worship
KW  - History
KW  - Early church, ca. 30-600
KW  - Church history
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-176) and index; Kissing basics -- The kiss that binds : Christian communities and group cohesion -- Difference and distinction : the exclusive kiss -- Boundary violations : purity, promiscuity, and betrayal -- Conclusion
ER  -