基本説明
In this volume, specialists in literature, theology, liturgy, manuscript studies, and history introduce general readers to the medieval culture of the Bible in Western Christianity.
Full Description
In this volume, specialists in literature, theology, liturgy, manuscript studies, and history introduce the medieval culture of the Bible in Western Christianity. Emphasizing the living quality of the text and the unique literary traditions that arose from it, they show the many ways in which the Bible was read, performed, recorded, and interpreted by various groups in medieval Europe. An initial orientation introduces the origins, components, and organization of medieval Bibles. Subsequent chapters address the use of the Bible in teaching and preaching, the production and purpose of Biblical manuscripts in religious life, early vernacular versions of the Bible, its influence on medieval historical accounts, the relationship between the Bible and monasticism, and instances of privileged and practical use, as well as the various forms the text took in different parts of Europe. The dedicated merging of disciplines, both within each chapter and overall in the book, enable readers to encounter the Bible in much the same way as it was once experienced: on multiple levels and registers, through different lenses and screens, and always personally and intimately.
Contents
Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1. Orientation for the Reader Susan Boynton and Diane J. Reilly 2. The Bible and the Liturgy Susan Boynton 3. Bibles, Biblical Books, and the Monastic Liturgy in the Early Middle Ages Richard Gyug 4. When Monks Were the Book: The Bible and Monasticism (6th-11th Centuries) Isabelle Cochelin 5. The Bible and the Meaning of History Jennifer A. Harris 6. Lectern Bibles and Liturgical Reform in the Central Middle Ages Diane J. Reilly 7. The Italian Giant Bibles Lila Yawn 8. Biblical Exegesis Through the Twelfth Century Frans van Liere 9. Mendicant School Exegesis Bert Roest 10. "A Ladder Set Up on Earth": The Bible in Medieval Sermons Eyal Poleg 11. The Bible and the Individual: The Thirteenth-Century Paris Bible Laura Light 12. The Illustrated Psalter: Luxury and Practical Use Stella Panayotova 13. The Bible in English in the Middle Ages Richard Marsden 14. The Old French Bible: The First Complete Vernacular Bible in Western Europe Clive R. Sneddon 15. Castilian Vernacular Bibles in Iberia, c. 1250-1500 Emily C. Francomano Glossary Contributors Index
