Approaching the Bible in Medieval England - Brossura

Poleg, Eyal

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1784993743 ISBN 13: 9781784993740

Casa editrice: Manchester Univ Pr, 2016

Riassunto

How did people learn their Bibles in the Middle Ages? Did church murals, biblical manuscripts, sermons or liturgical processions transmit the Bible in the same way?

This book unveils the dynamics of biblical knowledge and dissemination in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century England. An extensive and interdisciplinary survey of biblical manuscripts and visual images, sermons and chants, reveals how the unique qualities of each medium became part of the way the Bible was known and recalled; how oral, textual, performative and visual means of transmission joined to present a surprisingly complex biblical worldview. This study of liturgy and preaching, manuscript culture and talismanic use introduces the concept of biblical mediation, a new way to explore Scriptures and society. It challenges the lay-clerical divide by demonstrating that biblical exegesis was presented to the laity in non-textual means, while the ‘naked text’ of the Bible remained elusive even for the educated clergy.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Eyal Poleg is Lecturer in Material History, 1200-1700, at Queen Mary University of London

Dalla quarta di copertina

Paraphrases of Gregory the Great’s dictum permeate scholarship on the medieval Bible, arguing that the Bible was known to the laity through image, through sermons or liturgy. This book traces the mechanisms and impact of such mediated knowledge. It demonstrates – through an extensive survey of biblical manuscripts, court records, sermon collections, visual images and liturgical rites – how the Bible assumed rhythm and image, locations and gestures; how means of transmission shared space and time, and complemented one another in shaping popular and elite perceptions of the biblical text.

The dynamics of biblical mediation in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century England is explored in four manifestations of the medieval Bible: in liturgical processions Bible and audience were linked by a unique form of non-textual biblical exegesis; sacred books were used as icons in churches and courts of law, judged by their covers and valued for their antiquity; the innovative type of biblical manuscripts that emerged c.1230 employed ink and script, illumination and addenda, to portray a very specific view of the Bible; preachers – an important user-group of these manuscripts – brought the Bible to life while exploring its depths and complexities.

This book will appeal to students of medieval culture and religion, as well as to those interested in the Bible and its reception. It argues that biblical mediation was far from means of clerical control, but rather a vital tool in bridging the impassable gap between society and the Scriptures it held dear.

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Paraphrases of Gregory the Great s dictum permeate scholarship on the medieval Bible, arguing that the Bible was known to the laity through image, through sermons or liturgy. This book traces the mechanisms and impact of such mediated knowledge. It demonstrates through an extensive survey of biblical manuscripts, court records, sermon collections, visual images and liturgical rites how the Bible assumed rhythm and image, locations and gestures; how means of transmission shared space and time, and complemented one another in shaping popular and elite perceptions of the biblical text.The dynamics of biblical mediation in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century England is explored in four manifestations of the medieval Bible: in liturgical processions Bible and audience were linked by a unique form of non-textual biblical exegesis; sacred books were used as icons in churches and courts of law, judged by their covers and valued for their antiquity; the innovative type of biblical manuscripts that emerged c.1230 employed ink and script, illumination and addenda, to portray a very specific view of the Bible; preachers an important user-group of these manuscripts brought the Bible to life while exploring its depths and complexities. This book will appeal to students of medieval culture and religion, as well as to those interested in the Bible and its reception. It argues that biblical mediation was far from means of clerical control, but rather a vital tool in bridging the impassable gap between society and the Scriptures it held dear.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Manchester Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1784993743
• ISBN 13: 9781784993740
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile