Fiction Memory And Identity In The Cult Of St Maurus 830 1270

Author : John B. Wickstrom
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 394 pages
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Release : 2022-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9783030869458

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Fiction, Memory, and Identity in the Cult of St. Maurus, 830–1270 by John B. Wickstrom Pdf

This book explores one of the most significant medieval saints’ cults, that of St. Maurus, the first known disciple of Saint Benedict. Despite the centrality of this story to the myth of medieval Benedictine culture, no major scholarly work has been devoted to Maurus since the late nineteenth century. Drawing on memory studies, this book investigates the origins and history of the cult, from the ninth-century Life of St. Maurus by Odo, abbot of Glanfueil, to its appropriation and re-shaping by three powerful abbeys through to the thirteenth century—Fossés, Cluny, and Montecassino. It traces how these institutions deployed caches of mostly forged documents (many translated here for the first time) to adapt the cult to their aspirations and, moreover, considers how the cult adapted itself further, to face the challenges of the modern world.

Author : John B. Wickstrom
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3030869466

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Fiction, Memory, and Identity in the Cult of St. Maurus, 830-1270 by John B. Wickstrom Pdf

This book explores one of the most significant medieval saints' cults, that of St. Maurus, the first known disciple of Saint Benedict. Despite the centrality of this story to the myth of medieval Benedictine culture, no major scholarly work has been devoted to Maurus since the late nineteenth century. Drawing on memory studies, this book investigates the origins and history of the cult, from the ninth-century Life of St. Maurus by Odo, abbot of Glanfueil, to its appropriation and re-shaping by three powerful abbeys through to the thirteenth century-Fossés, Cluny, and Montecassino. It traces how these institutions deployed caches of mostly forged documents (many translated here for the first time) to adapt the cult to their aspirations and, moreover, considers how the cult adapted itself further, to face the challenges of the modern world. John B. Wickstrom is Professor Emeritus at Kalamazoo College, USA.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
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Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015105953858

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The American Benedictine Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : John O. Ward
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004368071

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Classical Rhetoric in the Middle Ages by John O. Ward Pdf

Classical Rhetoric in the Middle Ages: The Medieval Rhetors and Their Art 400-1300, with Manuscript Survey to 1500 CE is a completely updated version of John Ward’s much-used doctoral thesis of 1972, and is the definitive treatment of this fundamental aspect of medieval and rhetorical culture.

Author : Basil Watkins
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105026584792

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The Book of Saints by Basil Watkins Pdf

List of illustrations -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- Saints: entries A - Z -- Bibliography -- List of Websites -- Glossary -- Lists of National Martyrs.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781640652354

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Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2018 by Anonim Pdf

Lesser Feasts and Fasts had not been updated since 2006. This updated edition, adopted at the 79th General Convention (resolution A065), fills that need. Biographies and collects associated with those included within the volume have been updated; a deliberate effort has been made to more closely balance the men and women represented within its pages.

Author : Liz James
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1748 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781108508599

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Mosaics in the Medieval World by Liz James Pdf

In this book, Liz James offers a comprehensive history of wall mosaics produced in the European and Islamic middle ages. Taking into account a wide range of issues, including style and iconography, technique and material, and function and patronage, she examines mosaics within their historical context. She asks why the mosaic was such a popular medium and considers how mosaics work as historical 'documents' that tell us about attitudes and beliefs in the medieval world. The book is divided into two part. Part I explores the technical aspects of mosaics, including glass production, labour and materials, and costs. In Part II, James provides a chronological history of mosaics, charting the low and high points of mosaic art up until its abrupt end in the late middle ages. Written in a clear and engaging style, her book will serve as an essential resource for scholars and students of medieval mosaics.

Author : Alison Beach,Isabelle Cochelin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 1107042100

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The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin West: Volume 2 by Alison Beach,Isabelle Cochelin Pdf

Monasticism, in all of its variations, was a feature of almost every landscape in the medieval West. So ubiquitous were religious women and men throughout the Middle Ages that all medievalists encounter monasticism in their intellectual worlds. While there is enormous interest in medieval monasticism among Anglophone scholars, language is often a barrier to accessing some of the most important and groundbreaking research emerging from Europe. Volume 2 of The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin West offers a comprehensive treatment of medieval monasticism, from Late Antiquity to the end of the Middle Ages. The essays, specially commissioned for this volume and written by an international team of scholars, with contributors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States, cover a range of topics and themes and represent the most up-to-date discoveries on this topic.

Author : Kevin R. Brine,Elena Ciletti,Henrike Lähnemann
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781906924157

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The Sword of Judith by Kevin R. Brine,Elena Ciletti,Henrike Lähnemann Pdf

The Book of Judith tells the story of a fictitious Jewish woman beheading the general of the most powerful imaginable army to free her people. The parabolic story was set as an example of how God will help the righteous. Judith's heroic action not only became a validating charter myth of Judaism itself but has also been appropriated by many Christian and secular groupings, and has been an inspiration for numerous literary texts and works of art. It continues to exercise its power over artists, authors and academics and is becoming a major field of research in its own right. The Sword of Judith is the first multidisciplinary collection of essays to discuss representations of Judith throughout the centuries. It transforms our understanding across a wide range of disciplines. The collection includes new archival source studies, the translation of unpublished manuscripts, the translation of texts unavailable in English, and Judith images and music.

Author : Michael Greenhalgh
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 653 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004170834

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Marble Past, Monumental Present by Michael Greenhalgh Pdf

This survey and synthesis of the structural and decorative uses of Roman remains, particularly marble, throughout the mediaeval Mediterranean, deals with the Christian West - but also Byzantium and Islam, each the inheritor of much Roman territory. It includes a 5000-image DVD.

Author : Edith Hall,Lecturer in Classics and Fellow Edith Hall
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2006-10-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780199298891

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The Theatrical Cast of Athens by Edith Hall,Lecturer in Classics and Fellow Edith Hall Pdf

An examination of ancient Greek drama, and its relationship to the society in which it was produced. By focusing on the ways in which the plays treat gender, ethnicity, and class, and on their theatrical conventions, Edith Hall offers an extended study of the Greek theatrical masterpieces within their original social context.

Author : Natalie Zemon Davis,K. J. P. Lowe,Ben Vinson (III.)
Publisher : Walters Art Gallery
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Africans in art
ISBN : 0911886788

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Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe by Natalie Zemon Davis,K. J. P. Lowe,Ben Vinson (III.) Pdf

"This publication accompanies the exhibition Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe, held at the Walters Art Museum from October 14, 2012, to January 21, 2013, and at the Princeton University Art Museum from February 16 to June 9, 2013."

Author : Matthew R. Crawford
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780192523570

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The Eusebian Canon Tables by Matthew R. Crawford Pdf

One of the books most central to late-antique religious life was the four-gospel codex, containing the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. A common feature in such manuscripts was a marginal cross-referencing system known as the Canon Tables. This reading aid was invented in the early fourth century by Eusebius of Caesarea and represented a milestone achievement both in the history of the book and in the scholarly study of the fourfold gospel. In this work, Matthew R. Crawford provides the first book-length treatment of the origins and use of the Canon Tables apparatus in any language. Part one begins by defining the Canon Tables as a paratextual device that orders the textual content of the fourfold gospel. It then considers the relation of the system to the prior work of Ammonius of Alexandria and the hermeneutical implications of reading a four-gospel codex equipped with the marginal apparatus. Part two transitions to the reception of the paratext in subsequent centuries by highlighting four case studies from different cultural and theological traditions, from Augustine of Hippo, who used the Canon Tables to develop the first ever theory of gospel composition, to a Syriac translator in the fifth century, to later monastic scholars in Ireland between the seventh and ninth centuries. Finally, from the eighth century onwards, Armenian commentators used the artistic adornment of the Canon Tables as a basis for contemplative meditation. These four case studies represent four different modes of using the Canon Tables as a paratext and illustrate the potential inherent in the Eusebian apparatus for engaging with the fourfold gospel in a variety of ways, from the philological to the theological to the visual.

Author : Josiah Cox 1900- Russell
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1013979834

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Late Ancient and Medieval Population by Josiah Cox 1900- Russell Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Lloyd Ridgeon
Publisher : Gingko Library
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781909942318

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Javanmardi by Lloyd Ridgeon Pdf

Javanmardi is one of those Persian terms that is frequently mentions in discussions of Persian identity, and yet its precise meaning is difficult to comprehend. A number of equivalents have been offered, including chivalry and manliness, and while these terms are not incorrect, javanmardi transcends them. The concept encompasses character traits of generosity, selflessness, hospitality, bravery, courage, honesty, truthfulness and justice--and yet there are occasions when the exact opposite of these is required for one to be a javanmard. At times it would seem that being a javanmard is about knowing and doing the right thing, although this definition, too, falls short of the term's full meaning. The present collection is the product of a three-year project financed by the British Institute of Persian Studies on the theme of "Javanmardi in the Persianate world." The articles in this volume represent the sheer range, influence, and importance that the concept has had in creating and contributing to Persianate identities over the past one hundred and fifty years. The contributions are intentionally broad in scope. Rather than focus, for example, on medieval Sufi manifestations of javanmardi, both medieval and modern studies were encouraged, as were literary, artistic, archaeological, and sociological studies among others. The opening essays examine the concept’s origin in medieval history and legends throughout a geographical background that spans from modern Iran to Turkey, Armenia, and Bosnia, among both Muslim and Christian communities. Subsequent articles explore modern implications of javanmardi within such contexts as sportsmanship, political heroism, gender fluidity, cinematic representations, and the advent of digitalization.