Body and Sacred Place in Medieval Europe, 1100-1389

ISBN-13: 9780415988384 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 193 str.

Dawn Marie Hayes

Opis

This work investigates the medieval understanding of sacred place and argues for the centrality of bodies and bodily metaphors to the establishment, function, use, and power of medieval churches. Using Chartres Cathedral as a focal point, the intimate relationship between the two facades of Christian sacred place, building and body are laid bare and the traditional division of sacred and profane jurisdictions are questioned. Examining non-devotional uses of churches in the Middle Ages, Dawn Marie Hayes shows how the tension between the jurisdictions of sacred and profane operated as a defining binary of Medieval culture and society and plots the development of the sacred in relation to emerging political, economic, and social groups and trends.

Recenzje

"This book is part of a series--Studies in Medieval History and Culture--that brings works by scholars at the start of their careers to point to new directions for future research, and it fulfills this goal precisely, offering new insights and tantalizing forecasts for further studies." -- American Historical Review, Joyce E. Salisbury

Spis treści

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction PART I. Incorporating Conceptions of Medieval Sacred Places Chapter One: Learned Conceptions of Sacred Place: Building and Body as Two Facades of Christian Worship in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries Chapter Two: History Incarnate: Human Bodies and Ideal Sacred Place in The Miracles of Our Lady of Chartres PART II. Mundane and Profane Uses of Medieval Sacred Places Chapter Three: Earthly Uses of Heavenly Spaces: Non-Liturgical Activities in Sacred Place Chapter Four: Body as Champion of Church Authority and Sacred Place: The Murder of Thomas Becket Conclusion: Division and Decomposition Epilogue: Body and Sacred Place in the Wake of September 11: Resurrecting Medieval Metaphors in the Modern World Selected Bibliography Index

O autorze

Dawn Marie Hayes