The liturgy of the medieval church has been little studied in its relation to medieval thought and society. It has often been taken for granted that the Latin liturgy was understood by the priest, but to his congregation was only a spectacle of authority. This book begins with the hypothesis that the liturgy was, in some senses, understood by its congregations, and it attempts to discover what this understanding might have been. Through studies of the sermons and writings of Tertullian, Ambrose, Augustine, Bede, Abelard and others, of the practice of infant baptism, and of the art and architecture of the baptistery, the book attempts to rediscover the underlying philosophy of symbol which is the grounds of ritual understanding in both priest and congregation.
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This book stresses the many ways in which one rite in medieval liturgy - baptism - was understood over a period of about one thousand years. It argues that lay persons could understanding the liturgy, and, moreover, doing so was the central act by which they perceived the world around them.
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In the early third century, Hippolytus, a priest of Rome during the pontificates of Zephyrinus and Callixtus (i.e. 217-22), wrote the Apostolic Tradition which, after being incorporated into the socalled Egyptian Church Order, was only recovered from it in the early years of this century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ecclesiasticarum documenta, main apse, ransom theory, medieval liturgy, liturgical symbol, proselyte baptism, est ecclesia, historical body, infant baptism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Ages, Old Testament, Holy Spirit, Hadrianum Supplement, New Testament, Song of Songs, City of God, Fulda Sacramentary, Community Rule, Holy Saturday, Holy Sepulchre, David Jones, Mary Magdalene, Minucius Felix, Peter the Venerable, Gregory the Great, Red Sea, Santa Thecla, Book of Revelation, Holy Ghost, Old English, Aelius Aristides, Easter Sunday, Historia Calamitatum, John the Deacon New!
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In the early third century, Hippolytus, a priest of Rome during the pontificates of Zephyrinus and Callixtus (i.e. 217-22), wrote the Apostolic Tradition which, after being incorporated into the socalled Egyptian Church Order, was only recovered from it in the early years of this century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ecclesiasticarum documenta, main apse, ransom theory, medieval liturgy, liturgical symbol, proselyte baptism, est ecclesia, historical body, infant baptism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Ages, Old Testament, Holy Spirit, Hadrianum Supplement, New Testament, Song of Songs, City of God, Fulda Sacramentary, Community Rule, Holy Saturday, Holy Sepulchre, David Jones, Mary Magdalene, Minucius Felix, Peter the Venerable, Gregory the Great, Red Sea, Santa Thecla, Book of Revelation, Holy Ghost, Old English, Aelius Aristides, Easter Sunday, Historia Calamitatum, John the Deacon New!
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- Historia Calamitatum by Peter Abelard on 6 pages
- A History of the Franks (Penguin Classics) by Gregory of Tours on 4 pages
- The Middle Ages by Morris Bishop on page 125, page 138, and Back Matter
- The Dead Sea Scrolls in English: Revised and Extended Fourth Edition (Penguin religion) by Geza Vermes in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Making of Britain: Middle Ages (The making of Britain) by Lesley M. Smith in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Debating the Middle Ages: Issues and Readings by Lester K. Little on page 308
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