Texts and Studies in Eastern Christianity

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1
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9789004231825
The Architecture and Liturgy of the Bema in Fourth- to-Sixth-Century Syrian Churches
Emma Loosley, University of Manchester
In fourth to sixth century Syria a nave-platform known as the Bema became popular in some regions before mysteriously disappearing; this study seeks to explain how these bemata functioned and which elements led to their decline.
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