Cosmos Liturgy And The Arts In The Twelfth Century

Author : Margot E. Fassler
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781512823080

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Cosmos, Liturgy, and the Arts in the Twelfth Century by Margot E. Fassler Pdf

In Cosmos, Liturgy, and the Arts in the Twelfth Century, Margot E. Fassler takes readers into the rich, complex world of Hildegard of Bingen’s Scivias (meaning “Know the ways”) to explore how medieval thinkers understood and imagined the universe. Hildegard, renowned for her contributions to theology, music, literature, and art, developed unique methods for integrating these forms of thought and expression into a complete vision of the cosmos and of the human journey. Scivias was Hildegard’s first major theological work and the only one of her writings that was both illuminated and copied by scribes from her monastery during her lifetime. It contains not just religious visions and theological commentary, but also a shortened version of Hildegard’s play Ordo virtutum (“Play of the virtues”), plus the texts of fourteen musical compositions. These elements of Scivias, Fassler contends, form a coherent whole demonstrating how Hildegard used theology and the liturgical arts to lead and to teach the nuns of her community. Hildegard’s visual and sonic images unfold slowly and deliberately, opening up varied paths of knowing. Hildegard and her nuns adapted forms of singing that they believed to be crucial to the reform of the Church in their day and central to the ongoing turning of the heavens and to the nature of time itself. Hildegard’s vision of the universe is a “Cosmic Egg,” as described in Scivias, filled with strife and striving, and at its center unfolds the epic drama of every human soul, embodied through sound and singing. Though Hildegard’s view of the cosmos is far removed from modern understanding, Fassler’s analysis reveals how this dynamic cosmological framework from the Middle Ages resonates with contemporary thinking in surprising ways, and underscores the vitality of the arts as embodied modes of theological expression and knowledge.

Author : Claire Taylor Jones
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781512825695

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Fixing the Liturgy by Claire Taylor Jones Pdf

Author : Margot Elsbeth Fassler
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780300110883

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The Virgin of Chartres by Margot Elsbeth Fassler Pdf

Medieval Christians knew the past primarily through what they saw and heard. History was reenacted every year in ritual observances particular to each place and region and rooted in the legends of local saints.This richly illustrated book explores the layers of history found in the cult of the Virgin of Chartres as it developed in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Focusing on the major relic of Chartres Cathedral, the Virgin’s gown, and the Feast of Mary's Nativity, Margot Fassler employs a wide range of historical evidence including local histories, letters, obituaries, chants, liturgical sources, and reports of miracles, leading to a detailed reading of the cathedral's west façade. This interdisciplinary volume will prove invaluable to historians who work in religion, politics, music, and art but will also serve as a guidebook for all interested in the history of Chartres Cathedral.

Author : Patrick Boland
Publisher : BenBella Books
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781637744277

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The Contemplative Leader by Patrick Boland Pdf

The most effective leaders are deeply aware of how their presence impacts every dimension of their leadership. This guide shows leaders in any organization how to move beyond the daily noise of your environment and connect with people to bring about change where it matters most. Featuring interviews with world-renowned leaders, from Richard Rohr (contemplative teacher) to Margaret Wheatley (author of Leadership and the New Science) and Matthew McCarthy (former CEO of Ben & Jerry’s), this book provides a framework for understanding how best to connect with who we are and with those whom we lead. In The Contemplative Leader, psychotherapist, leadership consultant, and executive coach Patrick Boland integrates ancient wisdom with scientific research. He introduces psychological models, anecdotes, reflective questions, and innovative practices that outline how to: Re-envision leadership as something that takes account of the breadth of human experience Uncover the narratives that have shaped us so we can embrace our whole self (false self and true self) Focus on both the financials and the people, the results and the road that gets us there, the personal benefits and the impact on the wider organization and community Whether you are a seasoned leader in need of a reset to connect with what’s most important, new to leadership and looking for some “soul” work to do to develop authentic influence, or seeking to integrate beneficial practices into your active roles inside and outside of work, The Contemplative Leader is a comprehensive guide to shaping relationships and systems to use your power and influence for good.

Author : Eva Louise Lillie,Nils Holger Petersen
Publisher : Museum Tusculanum Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Art, Medieval
ISBN : 8772893613

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Liturgy and the Arts in the Middle Ages by Eva Louise Lillie,Nils Holger Petersen Pdf

This volume contains a collection of essays in honour of the late Professor of Comparative Literature, C Clifford Flanigan, who died suddenly in 1993 at the age of 52. The scholarship of this book constitutes an example of the interdisciplinary approach to the study of ecclesiastical history which is the aim of the newly established Centre for Christianity and the Arts at the Theological Faculty at the University of Copenhagen.

Author : Matthew Head,Susan Wollenberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781108804394

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The Cambridge Companion to Women Composers by Matthew Head,Susan Wollenberg Pdf

Moving beyond narratives of female suppression, and exploring the critical potential of a diverse, distinguished repertoire, this Companion transforms received understanding of women composers. Organised thematically, and ranging beyond elite, Western genres, it explores the work of diverse female composers from medieval to modern times, besides the familiar headline names. The book's prologue traces the development of scholarship on women composers over the past five decades and the category of 'woman composer' itself. The chapters that follow reveal scenes of flourishing creativity, technical innovation, and (often fleeting) recognition, challenging long-held notions around invisibility and neglect and dismissing clichés about women composers and their work. Leading scholars trace shifting ideas about composers and compositional processes, contributing to a wider understanding of how composers have functioned in history and making this volume essential reading for all students of musical history. In an epilogue, three contemporary composers reflect on their careers and identities.

Author : Jennifer Bain
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781108471350

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The Cambridge Companion to Hildegard of Bingen by Jennifer Bain Pdf

This volume explores the extraordinary life and works of Hildegard of Bingen, medieval writer, composer, visionary, and monastic founder.

Author : Conrad Rudolph
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 655 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-09
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781107037052

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The Mystic Ark by Conrad Rudolph Pdf

In this book, Conrad Rudolph studies and reconstructs Hugh of St. Victor's forty-two-page written work, The Mystic Ark, which describes the medieval painting of the same name. In medieval written sources, works of art are not often referred to, let alone described in any detail. Almost completely ignored by art historians because of the immense difficulty of its text, Hugh of Saint Victor's Mystic Ark (c. 1125-1130) is among the most unusual sources we have for an understanding of medieval artistic culture. Depicting all time, all space, all matter, all human history, and all spiritual striving, this highly polemical painting deals with a series of cultural issues crucial in the education of society's elite during one of the great periods of intellectual change in Western history.

Author : Benjamin Pohl,Pohl
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198795377

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Abbatial Authority and the Writing of History in the Middle Ages by Benjamin Pohl,Pohl Pdf

This book argues that abbatial authority was fundamental to monastic historical writing in the period c.500-1500. Writing history was a collaborative enterprise integral to the life and identity of medieval monastic communities, but it was not an activity for which time and resources were set aside routinely. Each act of historiographical production constituted an extraordinary event, one for which singular provision had to be made, workers and materials assigned, time carved out from the monastic routine, and licence granted. This allocation of human and material resources was the responsibility and prerogative of the monastic superior. Drawing on a wide and diverse range of primary evidence gathered from across the medieval Latin West, this book is the first to investigate systematically how and why abbots and abbesses exercised their official authority and resources to lay the foundations on which their communities' historiographical traditions were built by themselves and others. It showcases them as prolific authors, patrons, commissioners, project managers, and facilitators of historical narratives who not only regularly put pen to parchment personally, but also, and perhaps more importantly, enabled others inside and outside their communities by granting them the resources and licence to write. Revealing the intrinsic relationship between abbatial authority and the writing of history in the Middle Ages with unprecedented clarity, Benjamin Pohl urges us to revisit and revise our understanding of monastic historiography, its processes, and its protagonists in ways that require some radical rethinking of the medieval historian's craft in communal and institutional contexts.

Author : Laura Cleaver
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781783270859

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Education in Twelfth-century Art and Architecture by Laura Cleaver Pdf

A study of the representation of education in material culture, at a period of considerable change and growth.

Author : M-D Chenu,Jerome Taylor,Lester K. Little
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802071750

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Nature, Man, and Society in the Twelfth Century by M-D Chenu,Jerome Taylor,Lester K. Little Pdf

The nine essays in this collection, selected from La théologie au douzième siècle, inquire into the historical context and origins of medieval scholasticism. They are representative of Chenu's finest work. 'If Père Chenu considers "history of theology" to be the central concern of this collection, it is because he conceives of theology as an all-encompassing science, one which reflects the comprehensive unity of intellectual life as that develops within a culture. Literary history and criticism, cultural history, philosophy, biblical exegesis, historiography, ecclesiastical and social history, the history of education-all these and more are here involved, in their interdependence.' -- From the Translators' Note First published as La théologie au douzième siècle by J. Vinn, 1957. English translation published by University of Chicago Press, 1968

Author : Robert L. Benson,Giles Constable,Carol Dana Lanham,Charles Homer Haskins
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 1434 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0802068502

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Renaissance and Renewal in the Twelfth Century by Robert L. Benson,Giles Constable,Carol Dana Lanham,Charles Homer Haskins Pdf

Twenty-seven authors approach the diverse areas of the cultural, religious, and social life of the twelfth century. These essays form a basic resource for all interested in this pivotal century. A reprint of the first edition first published in 1982.

Author : Keith D. Lilley
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781861897541

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City and Cosmos by Keith D. Lilley Pdf

In City and Cosmos, Keith D. Lilley argues that the medieval mind considered the city truly a microcosm: much more than a collection of houses, a city also represented a scaled-down version of the very order and organization of the cosmos. Drawing upon a wide variety of sources, including original accounts, visual art, science, literature, and architectural history, City and Cosmos offers an innovative interpretation of how medieval Christians infused their urban surroundings with meaning. Lilley combines both visual and textual evidence to demonstrate how the city carried Christian cosmological meaning and symbolism, sharing common spatial forms and functional ordering. City and Cosmos will not only appeal to a diverse range of scholars studying medieval history, archaeology, philosophy, and theology; but it will also find a broad audience in architecture, urban planning, and art history. With more of the world’s population inhabiting cities than ever before, this original perspective on urban order and culture will prove increasingly valuable to anyone wishing to better understand the role of the city in society.

Author : Emile Mâle
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1982-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780691003474

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Religious Art from the Twelfth to the Eighteenth Century by Emile Mâle Pdf

From his series of definitive works on religious art in medieval France, and later in Italy, Spain, Flanders, and Germany, as well, the author has chosen those passages most significant and interesting for the general reader and arranged them, providing transitional passages where necessary, in this compact and useful volume. Again available in paperback, and including improved illustrations, the book presents a summation that eloquently conveys an intimate picture of the French Middle Ages and the grandeur of the artistic renaissance that accompanied the Counter Reformation.

Author : Benjamin Anderson
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780300228496

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Cosmos and Community in Early Medieval Art by Benjamin Anderson Pdf

In the rapidly changing world of the early Middle Ages, depictions of the cosmos represented a consistent point of reference across the three dominant states—the Frankish, Byzantine, and Islamic Empires. As these empires diverged from their Greco-Roman roots between 700 and 1000 A.D. and established distinctive medieval artistic traditions, cosmic imagery created a web of visual continuity, though local meanings of these images varied greatly. Benjamin Anderson uses thrones, tables, mantles, frescoes, and manuscripts to show how cosmological motifs informed relationships between individuals, especially the ruling elite, and communities, demonstrating how domestic and global politics informed the production and reception of these depictions. The first book to consider such imagery across the dramatically diverse cultures of Western Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamic Middle East, Cosmos and Community in Early Medieval Art illuminates the distinctions between the cosmological art of these three cultural spheres, and reasserts the centrality of astronomical imagery to the study of art history.