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Vernacular theology : Dominican sermons and audience in late medieval Italy /
This book examines the audiences and languages of Dominican sermons in late medieval Italy. It is a thorough analysis of how Latinate theological culture interacted with popular religious devotion. In particular it assesses the role of vernacular theology. Eliana Corbari defines vernacular theology...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin ; Boston :
De Gruyter,
©2013.
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| Colección: | Trends in medieval philology ;
v. 22. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Table of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Why is sermon literature an important source?; What is the relevance of Lent?; What are the implications of vernacular sermons?; Hermeneutical keys: Quis, quid, ubi, per quos, quotiens, cur, quomodo, quando?; Chapter One: Quid and quis; Quid
- what have you done?; Sermones quadragesimales; Quaresimale fiorentino; Lo specchio della vera penitenza; Quis
- who are you?; Jacopo da Varazze; Giordano da Pisa; Jacopo Passavanti; Conclusion; Chapter Two: Reception and dissemination of Dominican sermons in late medieval Florence; Sermons as literature.
- Literary audience of vernacular Dominican sermonsWomen learning and teaching; Vernacular theology; Reading habits in Florence; Description of manuscripts; Case studies; Firenze, Biblioteca Riccardiana, Ms. 1277; Firenze, Biblioteca Riccardiana, Ms. 1338; Firenze, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Ms. II. IV. 167; Overview; Chapter Three: Dominican reading, seeing, and believing; Divine science; Double divine science; Learning vernacular theology; Women protagonists; Mary Magdalen; Martha and Martilla; Visible women; Women in the Dominican chapter house; Women in the public square; Exemplary women.
- ConclusionChapter Four: Villana de' Botti; Latin vita and vernacular theology; One among many; A Dominican laywoman; A married penitent; The vita of Villana; An active, visible, and vocal audience; A learned Dominican penitent; Villana's memory; The memorial of women; The memorial of lay societies; The memories for the friars; Conclusion; Conclusions; Appendices; Appendix A: Comparative index of thema of Lenten sermons; Appendix B: Translations; Appendix C: Bibliographical abbreviations for Chapter Two, description of manuscripts.
- Appendix D: Quantitative analysis of manuscripts examined in Chapter TwoBibliography; Index.