The Liturgy of the Late Anglo-Saxon Church
Edited by Helen Gittos
Edited by M. Bradford Bedingfield
The essays in this volume offer the fruits of new research into the liturgical rituals of later Anglo-Saxon England. They include studies of individual rites, the production, adaptation and transmission of texts, vernacular gospel translations, liturgical drama and the influence of the liturgy on medical remedies, poetry and architecture; also covered are the tenth-century Benedictine Reforms and the growth of pastoral care. It will be valuable for anyone interested in later Anglo-Saxon England as well as medieval liturgy and church history. | |
DETAILS
7 b/w illustrations
5 line illustrations
344 pages
Size: 21.6 x 13.8 cm
10 digit ISBN: 1870252217
13 digit ISBN: 9781870252218
Binding: Hardback
First published: 30/Jun/2005
Price: 95.00 USD / 50.00 GBP
Imprint: Henry Bradshaw Society
Series: Henry Bradshaw Society Subsidia
Subject: History of Religion
BIC class: CSBB
STATUS: Available
Details updated on 07/10/2008
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Contents
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Introduction
Helen Gittos
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The Roman Psalter, its Old English Glosses and the English Benedictine Reform
Mechthild Gretsch
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Making the Liturgy
Susan K Rankin
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Rending the Garment and Reading by the Rood: Regularis concordia Rituals for Men and Women
Joyce Hill
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Rites for Public Penance in Late Anglo-Saxon England
Sarah Hamilton
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The Chrism Mass in Later Anglo-Saxon England
Christopher A Jones
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The Veneration of the Cross in Anglo-Saxon England
Sarah Larratt Keefer
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The Rites and Ministries of the Canons: Liturgical Rubrics to Vernacular Gospels and their Functions in a European Context
Ursula Lenker
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Cross-Referencing Anglo-Saxon Liturgy and Remedies: the Sign of the Cross as Ritual Protection
Karen Jolly
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The Sign of the Cross: Poetic Performance and Liturgical Practice in the Junius 11 Manuscript
Catherine E. Karkov
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How much can Anglo-Saxon Buildings Tell us about Liturgy?
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Ritual and Drama in Anglo-Saxon England: the Dangers of the Diachronic Perspective
M. Bradford Bedingfield
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Reviews
A rich and timely collection which offers many important new analyses of liturgical texts and their relationship to practice and theology. THE YEAR'S WORK IN ENGLISH STUDIES
A valuable addition to our knowledge of liturgical manuscripts and practices. TOEBI NEWSLETTER
Part of the value of a study of this kind is the different disciplinary approaches taken by the various authors.their learning deepens our understanding of Anglo-Saxon liturgy and the history it embodies. REVUE D'HISTOIRE ECCLESIASTIQUE
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