Author
Helen Gittos
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Publisher
Ashgate Publishing Group
Published
August 2015
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Author
Helen Gittos
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing Group
Published
August 2015
£169.14
Free UK Delivery
Available - Usually dispatched within 4 days
Understanding Medieval Liturgy
Today's Price £169.14
This book provides an introduction to current work and new directions in the study of medieval liturgy. It focuses primarily on so-called occasional rituals such as burial, church consecration, exorcism and excommunication rather than on the Mass and Office. Recent research on such rites challenges many established ideas, especially about the extent to which they differed from place to place and over time, and how the surviving evidence should be interpreted. These essays are designed to offer guidance about current thinking, especially for those who are new to the subject, want to know more about it, or wish to conduct research on liturgical topics. Bringing together scholars working in different disciplines (history, literature, architectural history, musicology and theology), time periods (from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries) and intellectual traditions, this collection demonstrates the great potential that liturgical evidence offers for understanding many aspects of the Middle Ages.
It includes essays that discuss the practicalities of researching liturgical rituals; show through case studies the problems caused by over-reliance on modern editions; explore the range of sources for particular ceremonies and the sort of questions which can be asked of them; and go beyond the rites themselves to investigate how liturgy was practised and understood in the medieval period.
Author
Helen Gittos
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing Group
Published
August 2015
Edition
New edition
Weight
668g
Page Count
348
Dimensions
156 x 234 x 21 mm
ISBN
9781409451501
ISBN-10
140945150X
Eden Code
4320308
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Author/Creator: Helen Gittos
ISBN: 9781409451501
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Group
Release Date: August 2015
Weight: 668g
Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 21 mm
Eden Code: 4320308