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An examination of the liturgical rituals of the high festivals of the year and their reflection in the secular church. This volume presents an examination of the liturgical rituals of the high festivals from Christmas to Ascension in late Anglo-Saxon England, particularly in the secular church. It expands the current knowledge of liturgical practice in a period where there is little direct evidence, using vernacular homilies and sermons - important but neglected sources of information - to explore the extent to which monastic practices were extended to the secular church.The performative nature of litury and its spiritual, emotional and educative value receive particular attention; the author argues that preachers were often unconsciously influenced by the liturgical experience of an episode rather than by the biblical narrative which they were ostensibly retelling. M. BRADFORD BEDINGFIELD gained his D.Phil. at Oxford University.

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Author:   M. Bradford Bedingfield (Author)
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   The Boydell Press
Volume:   v. 1
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9780851158730

ISBN 10:   0851158730
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   08 August 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

List of plates; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Ritual and representation; Sources; Continental influence and native practice; Monastic v lay; 2 Christmas and Epiphany; The Christmas octave; Epiphany; 3 Candlemas; 4 Ash Wednesday and Lent; 5 Palm Sunday; 6 Holy Week and Easter; Maundy Thursday; Good Friday: Adoratio Crucis; The Harrowing of Hell and the Easter Vigil; Easter morning and the Visitatio; 7 Baptism in Anglo-Saxon England; 8 Rogationtide and the Ascension; 9 The end and the beginning; Pentecost; Advent; The Anglo-Saxon dramatic aesthetic; Bibliography; Index

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This book constitutes an important step towards a better understanding of the late Anglo-Saxon liturThis book constitutes an important step towards a better understanding of the late Anglo-Saxon liturgy and the context in which it developed. ENGLISH H

An intelligent and interesting examination... A welcome contribution. ALBION

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