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Reading the liturgy : an exploration of texts in Christian worship /

This is a unique contribution to discussions within churches about the provision of suitable words for liturgical worship and to debates among scholars about liturgical hermeneutics, as well as offering a new methodological paradigm for liturgical studies to inspire students and researchers. By comb...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Day, Juliette J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, England ; New York, New York : Bloomsbury T & T Clark, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; HalfTitle; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Text; A brief history of liturgical texts; What is a text?; What is a liturgical text?; Readers, speakers and worshippers; Some functions of the liturgical text; Conclusion; 2 Authorship; The author is dead!; Authors of historical liturgical texts: Serapion and his sacramentary; Attributing authorship; Collaborative authorship and creativity; Authority and meaning; Conclusion; 3 Genre; What is genre?; Liturgical genres; A liturgical subgenre: The collect; Genre transgression.
  • Encountering genreConclusion; 4 Narrative; Narrative and self.; Narrative and text; Narrative theory and the liturgy; A narrative interpretation of liturgical texts; Eucharistic narratives; Conclusion; 5 Intertextuality; Intertextuality and the intertext; Intertextuality and liturgical texts; Conclusion; 6 Language; The function of language in liturgical worship; The liturgical context and language; Style; Conclusion; 7 Paratext; The thresholds of the text; Authors and readers; Titles; Intertitles; Page and section numbers; Notes and rubrics; Conclusion; 8 Worship; Textuality and repetition.
  • Textuality and participationTextual worship and meaning; Conclusion: The threshold of worship; Bibliography; Index.