Body and sacred place in medieval Europe, 1100-1389 /

Body and Sacred Place in Medieval Europe investigates the medieval understanding of sacred place, arguing for the centrality of bodies and bodily metaphors to the establishment, function, use, and power of medieval churches. Questioning the traditional division of sacred and profane jurisdictions, t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hayes, Dawn Marie, 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; London : Routledge, 2003.
Colección:Studies in medieval history and culture ; v. 18.
Temas:
To 1500
Sacred space > Europe > History > To 1500.
Church buildings > Secular use > Europe > History > To 1500.
Human body > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Corps humain > Aspect religieux > Christianisme > Histoire des doctrines > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
RELIGION > Holidays > Christian.
Church buildings > Secular use.
Sacred space.
Europe.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Learned conceptions of sacred place : building and body as two facades of Christian worship in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries
  • History incarnate : human bodies and ideal sacred place in The miracles of Our Lady of Chartres
  • Earthly uses of heavenly spaces : non-liturgical activities in sacred place
  • 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.

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