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The Eucharist in Romanesque France

By Elizabeth Saxon

The Eucharist in Romanesque France Film, Art & Culture

The Eucharist in Romanesque France

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This book explores some of the ways in which penitential-eucharistic piety was widely and variously expressed in the period 1050-1160. The vigorous post-Berengarian debates greatly animated the awareness of Christ truly present in the Eucharist. This awareness permeated early scholastic thought and, it would seem, much lay piety. There was, however, no simple consensus on the salvific efficacy of the Eucharist, on the nature of Christ's presence in the sacrament, or on the terminology that could be used to discuss these matters. That these debates were of vivid intensity is sometimes forgotten. By juxtaposing eucharistic theology and related writings like Mass commentaries with changes in devotional practice, with Gregorian reform and with the eucharistic ideas rejected and debated by heretics an attempt is made to open up new angles on familiar themes. The expansion and vitalisation of penitential-eucharistic imagery was notable in all the arts, including the burgeoning and often innovatory art of monumental sculpture. Works of art themselves contributed a significant form of dialogue to current theological debates. Traditional iconography was combined with the affective imagery, both written and visual, of the mid twelfth century to sharpen and clarify the new moods of eucharistic devotion.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
326
Release Date:
2006-11-30
Publication Date:
2006-09-21
Publisher:
D.S.Brewer
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1843832569
ISBN13:
9781843832560
Weight:
655 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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