Essays on early Eastern eucharistic prayers

Description:

The churches of the East possess a sometimes bewildering array of Eucharistic Prayers. This collection of essays offers a guide to the exploration of the principal members of this family. As well as summarizing the state of research and suggesting directions for future study, the essays explain their history and relationship to one another and reveal how and why early Christian prayers developed as they did.

subjects: Catholic Church,  Christian art and symbolism,  English,  Prayer-books and devotions,  Prayers and devotions,  Eastern churches,  Orthodox Eastern Church,  Eucharistic prayers,  Oriental rites,  Early Christian Liturgies,  Liturgy,  Liturgie,  Rites orientaux,  Eucharistisch gebed,  Oosterse kerken,  Prières eucharistiques,  Liturgie chrétienne primitive,  Églises orientales,  Église orthodoxe,  Église catholique,  Orthodox Eastern Church -- Liturgy,  Catholic Church -- Oriental rites -- Liturgy,  Liturgies, Early Christian,  Eastern churches -- Liturgy,  Prayers