The Byzantine Rite: A Short History (American Essays in Liturgy) - Softcover

Taft SJ, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0814621635 ISBN 13: 9780814621639

Publisher: Liturgical Press, 1992

Synopsis

Much has been written regarding the western liturgy; the same cannot be said of the Byzantine liturgy. Father Taft contributes to a remedy of that shortfall through this work. In it he traces the origins of the Byzantine Rite during its period of formation: from its earliest recorded beginnings until the end of Byzantium (1453 c.e.). While the rite has undergone some change in the period since then, its outlines remain essentially the same.

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About the Author

Robert F. Taft, SJ, 1932-2018, was an internationally acknowledged scholar of Eastern Christianity, especially its liturgy and liturgical history. He taught at Rome’s Pontifical Oriental Institute and at the University of Notre Dame.

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Much has been written regarding the western liturgy; the same cannot be said of the Byzantine liturgy. Father Taft contributes to a remedy of that shortfall through this work. In it he traces the origins of the Byzantine Rite during its period of formation: from its beginnings until the end of Byzantium (1453 C.E.). While the rite has undergone some change in the period since then, its outlines remain essentially the same.

Edition details

• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814621635
• ISBN 13: 9780814621639
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 85