Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Christian Liturgy
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Christian Liturgy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Liturgy Throughout the Ages
- Part II The Celebration of the Liturgy
- Part III Liturgy and the Arts
- Part IV Liturgy and the Life of the Churches
- Part V The Study of Liturgy
- Bibliography
- Names Index
- Concepts and Places Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion ()
- References
Part I - Liturgy Throughout the Ages
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Christian Liturgy
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Christian Liturgy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Liturgy Throughout the Ages
- Part II The Celebration of the Liturgy
- Part III Liturgy and the Arts
- Part IV Liturgy and the Life of the Churches
- Part V The Study of Liturgy
- Bibliography
- Names Index
- Concepts and Places Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion ()
- References
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- The Cambridge Companion to Christian Liturgy , pp. 5 - 114Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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