The quest for laypeople in late antiquity is an arduous (some have argued even an impossible) task (Vauchez 1993: 28). The difficulty derives from a paradox: While non-clerical actors formed by far the largest parts of Christian communities, they only very seldomly produced evidence available for study today. When laypeople are explicitly addressed as such—be … Continue reading Laici religiosi. Überwachung, soziale Kontrolle und christliche Identität in der Spätantike