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What Do Reliquaries Do for Relics
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In this article, the authors introduce prominent issues that surround the Christian use of reliquaries, first discussing examples from Trier made by the renowned Archbishop Egbert in the tenth century, then turning to early Christian texts to investigate the beginnings of relic practice and belief.Abstract:
This article introduces prominent issues that surround the Christian use of reliquaries, first discussing examples from Trier made by the renowned Archbishop Egbert in the tenth century, then turning to early Christian texts to investigate the beginnings of relic practice and belief. Of special interest are the letters and poems of Paulinus of Nola, but also the commentaries of Augustine, Ambrose, Victricius of Rouen and others that flesh out an understanding of how reliquaries were essential to the project of creating an appropriate reverentia for relics (Peter Brown’s term). The materiality of reliquaries, their creation of social relations, particular issues of enclosure and beauty, and questions of potential visibility are given special consideration.read more
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Chant and Urban Procession in Rouen 1150–1450
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Faithful Handmaids to Scripture: Hermeneutics, Translation, and Devotional Practicein Late Medieval English Religious Writing
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On Longing: Narratives of the Miniature, the Gigantic, the Souvenir, the Collection
TL;DR: On Longing as discussed by the authors is an analysis of the ways in which everyday objects are narrated to animate or realize certain versions of the world, focusing on the relations of language to experience, the body to scale, and narratives to objects.
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The Cult of the Saints: Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity
Bernhard W. Scholz,Peter Brown +1 more
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Society and the Holy in Late Antiquity
TL;DR: Brown as mentioned in this paper examines how the sacred impinged upon the profane during the first Christian millennium, with the blend of art and learning that is the hallmark of his work, and examines the relationship between the two.
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Furta Sacra. Thefts of Relics in the Central Middle Ages
Kevin Trainor,Patrick J. Geary +1 more
TL;DR: In a revised edition of Furta Sacra as mentioned in this paper, Geary considers the social and cultural context for these acts, asking how the relics were perceived and why the thefts met with the approval of medieval Christians.