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The Song of Songs in the Middle Ages

Author : Ann W. Astell
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501720694
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book The Song of Songs in the Middle Ages written by Ann W. Astell and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Included among the sacred books of Judaism and Christianity alike, the Song of Songs does not mention God at all; on the surface it is a lyrical exchange between unnamed lovers who articulate the range of emotions associated with sexual love. Ann W. Astell here examines medieval reader response, both interpretive and imitative, to the Song. Disputing the common view that the literal meaning of Canticles had no value for medieval readers, Astell points to twelfth-century commentaries on the Song, as well as an array of Middle English works, as evidence that the Song's sensuous imagery played an essential part in its tropological appeal. Emphasizing the ways in which a complex fusion of the Song's carnal and spiritual meanings appealed rhetorically to a variety of audiences, Astell first considers interpretive responses to Canticles, contrasting Origen's dialectical exposition with the affective commentaries of the twelfth century—ecclesiastical, Marian, and mystical. According to Astell, these commentaries present Canticles as a marriage song that mirrors a series of analogous marriages, both within the individual and between human and divine persons. Astell describes interpretations of the Song of Songs in terms of the various feminine archetypes that the expositors emphasize—the Virgin, Mother, Hetaira, or Medium. She maintains that the commentat5ors encourage the auditor's identification with the figure of the Bride so as to evoke and direct the feminine, affective powers of the soul. Turning to literature influenced by the Song, she then discusses how the reading process is reinscribed in selected works in Middle English, including Richard Rolle's autobiographical writings, Pearl, religious love lyrics, and cycle dramas. The Song of Songs in the Middle Ages provides an innovative model of reader response that opens the way for a deeper understanding of the literary influence of biblical texts.

The Song of Songs in the Early Middle Ages

Author : Hannah W. Matis
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004389253
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book The Song of Songs in the Early Middle Ages written by Hannah W. Matis and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-01-28 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hannah Matis examines how a biblical text was read by the most important figures within the ninth-century Carolingian Reform to think about the nature of Christ and the church.

The Song of Songs in the Middle Ages

Author : Ann W. Astell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Song of Songs in the Middle Ages written by Ann W. Astell and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Voice of My Beloved

Author : E. Ann Matter
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 9780812214208
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book The Voice of My Beloved written by E. Ann Matter and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Song of Songs, eight chapters of love lyrics found in the collection of wisdom literature attributed to Solomon, is the most enigmatic book of the Bible. Whether this is because or in spite of its cryptic nature depends on one's perspective: the Song of Songs tells no sacred history, gives no clear prophetic or theological revelation, and does not even mention God. Yet for thousands of years Jews and Christians alike have preserved it in the canon of scripture and used it in liturgy. Exegetes saw it as a central text for allegorical interpretation, and so the Song of Songs exerted an enormous influence on spirituality and mysticism. Book jacket.

The Song of Songs

Author : Jr. Norris, Richard A.
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802825797
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (257 download)

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Download or read book The Song of Songs written by Jr. Norris, Richard A. and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2003-11-18 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Song of Songs, traditionally attributed to Solomon, is a collection of lyrics that celebrate in earthly terms the love of a bridegroom and a bride. Throughout the course of early Christian history, the Song of Songs was widely read as an allegory of the love of Christ both for the church and for its individual members. In reading the Song this way, Christians were following in the steps of Jewish exegetes who saw the Song as celebrating the love of God for Israel. In The Song of Songs, the inaugural volume of The Church's Bible, Richard A. Norris Jr. uses commentaries and sermons from the church's first millennium to illustrate the original Christian understanding of Solomon's beautiful poem. In recent times, the Song of Songs has been more a focus of literary than of religious interest, but Norris's work shows that for early Christians, this text was counted, with the Psalms and the Gospels, among those Scriptures that touched most deeply on the believer's relation to God. All in all, Norris's Song of Songs is a masterful work that aptly acquaints contemporary readers with the church's traditional way of discerning in this text a guide to the character of Christian belief and life. This volume -- and the entire Church's Bible series -- will be welcomed by preachers, teachers, students, and general readers alike.

Words and Music in the Middle Ages

Author : John Stevens
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521245074
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Words and Music in the Middle Ages written by John Stevens and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1986-10-16 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the relation of words and music in England and France during the three centuries following the Norman Conquest. The basic material of the study includes the chansons of the troubadours and trouvères and the varied Latin songs of the period. In addition to these 'lyric' forms, the author discusses the relations of music and poetry in dance-song, in narrative and in the ecclesiastical drama. Professor Stevens examines the ready-made, often unconscious, and misleading assumptions we bring to the study and performance of early music. In particular he affirms the importance of Number, in more than one sense, as a clue to the 'aesthetic' of the greater part of repertoire, to the relation of words and melody. and to the baffling problem of their rhythmic interpretation. This is the first wide-ranging study of words and music in this period in any language. It will be essential reading for scholars of the music and the literature of medieval Europe and will provide a basic and comprehensive introduction to the repertoire for students.

The Voice of My Beloved

Author : E. Ann Matter
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 081220056X
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book The Voice of My Beloved written by E. Ann Matter and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Song of Songs, eight chapters of love lyrics found in the collection of wisdom literature attributed to Solomon, is the most enigmatic book of the Bible. For thousands of years Jews and Christians alike have preserved it in the canon of scripture and used it in liturgy. Exegetes saw it as a central text for allegorical interpretations, and so the Song of Songs has exerted an enormous influence on spirituality and mysticism in the Western tradition. In the Voice of My Beloved, E. Ann Matter focuses on the most fertile moment of Song of Songs interpretation: the Middle Ages. At least eighty Latin commentaries on the text survive from the period. In tracing the evolution of these commentaries, Matter reveals them to be a vehicle for expressing changing medieval ideas about the church, the relationship between body and soul, and human and divine love. She shows that the commentaries constitute a well-defined genre of medieval Latin literature. And in discussing the exegesis of the Song of Songs, she takes into account the modern exegesis of the book and feminist critiques of the theology embodied in the text.

Medieval Song in Romance Languages

Author : John Dickinson Haines
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521765749
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (217 download)

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Download or read book Medieval Song in Romance Languages written by John Dickinson Haines and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-18 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranging from 500 to 1200, this book considers the neglected vernacular music of this period, performed mainly by women.

The Jewish Middle Ages

Author : Carol Bakhos
Publisher : SBL Press
ISBN 13 : 1628374721
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (283 download)

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Download or read book The Jewish Middle Ages written by Carol Bakhos and published by SBL Press. This book was released on 2023-03-15 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many, the Middle Ages in general evokes a sense of the sinister and brings to mind a world of fear, superstition, and religious fanaticism. For Jews it was a period marked by persecutions, pogroms, and expulsions. Yet at the same time, the Middle Ages was also a time of lively cultural exchange and heightened creativity for Jews. In The Jewish Middle Ages, contributors explore the ways in which the stories of biblical women, including, Eve, Sarah, Hagar, Rebekah, Zipporah, Ruth, Esther, and Judith, make their way into the rich tapestry of medieval Jewish literature, mystical texts, and art, particularly in works emanating from Ashkenazic circles. Contributors include Carol Bakhos, Judith R. Baskin, Elisheva Baumgarten, Dagmar Börner-Klein, Constanza Cordoni, Rachel Elior, Meret Gutmann-Grün, Robert A. Harris, Yuval Katz-Wilfing, Sheila Tuller Keiter, Katrin Kogman-Appel, Gerhard Langer, Aurora Salvatierra Ossorio, and Felicia Waldman. These essays give us a glimpse into the role women played and the authority they assumed in medieval Jewish culture beyond the rabbinic centers of Palestine and Babylonia.

Songs of Songs

Author : Tremper Longman
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802825438
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (254 download)

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Download or read book Songs of Songs written by Tremper Longman and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2001-09-24 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this commentary Longman unpacks what this ancient love poem reveals about the male-female relationship and about God's love for His people. Beginning with an extensive introduction to the book and its background, the author discusses Song of Songs' authorship, date, literary style, language, structure, and theological content.

Music in the Middle Ages

Author : Suzanne Lord
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313083681
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Music in the Middle Ages written by Suzanne Lord and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music both influences and reflects the times in which it was created. In the Middle Ages, the previous Dark Ages, the Crusades, and the feudal system all impacted the types and forms of music in the period. Charlemagne standardized the church mass and promoted the Gregorian chant, to the point of threatening excommunication if any other were performed. Musical notation — the staff line — was developed during the period. The troubadours of France, Meistersingers of Germany,the Cantus Firmus of Italy, and the instruments that played the music are all included in this thorough guide to music of the middle ages. Topics include: the British Isles, Dance Music, Eastern Europe, France, Germanic Lands, Harps, Italy, the Low Countries, Spain, and more.

The Apocalypse in the Middle Ages

Author : Richard Kenneth Emmerson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780801422829
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (228 download)

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Download or read book The Apocalypse in the Middle Ages written by Richard Kenneth Emmerson and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innovative overview of the influence of the Apocalypse on the shaping of the Christian culture of the Middle Ages.

With Voice and Pen

Author : Leo Treitler
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191518506
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book With Voice and Pen written by Leo Treitler and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2003-08-07 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leo Treitler's seventeen classic essays trace the creation and spread of song (cantus), sacred and secular, through oral tradition and writing, in the European Middle Ages. The author examines songs in particular - their design, their qualities and character, their expressive meanings, and their adaptation to their communal and ritual roles - and explores the chances for, and the obstacles to, our understanding of traditions that were alive a thousand years ago. Ranging from c. 900 (when the written transmission of medieval songs began) to 1200, Treitler shows how the earlier, purely oral traditions can be examined only through the lens of what has been captured in writing, and focuses on the invention and uses of writing systems for representing these oral traditions. Each of these seminally influential essays has been revised to take account of recent developments, and is prefaced with a new introduction to highlight the historical issues. The accompanying CD contains performances of much of the music discussed.

Female-Voice Song and Women’s Musical Agency in the Middle Ages

Author :
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004517030
Total Pages : 517 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Female-Voice Song and Women’s Musical Agency in the Middle Ages written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-08-22 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection presents fresh evidence and new perspectives on the diverse ways in which women created and interacted with cultures of song between c. 600 and c. 1500.

The Symbolism of Marriage in Early Christianity and the Latin Middle Ages

Author : Line C. Engh
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
ISBN 13 : 9048537150
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (485 download)

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Download or read book The Symbolism of Marriage in Early Christianity and the Latin Middle Ages written by Line C. Engh and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the middle ages everyone, it seems, entered into some form of marriage. Nuns - and even some monks - married the bridegroom Christ. Bishops married their sees. The popes, as vicars of Christ, married the universal church. And lay men, high and low, married carnal woman. What unites these marriages was their common reference to the union of Christ and church. Christ's marriage to the church was the paradigmatic symbol in which all the other forms of union participated - in superior or inferior ways. This book grapples with questions of the impact of marriage symbolism on both ideas and practice in the early Christian and medieval period. In what ways did marriage symbolism - with its embedded concepts of gender, reproduction, household, and hierarchy - shape people's thought about other things, such as celibacy, ecclesial and political relations, and devotional relations? How did symbolic thinking, contrariwise, shape marriage regulation and law? And how, if at all, were these two directions of thinking symbolically about marriage related?

The Bible in History

Author : David W. Kling
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198029802
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book The Bible in History written by David W. Kling and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-08-12 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one can doubt that the Bible has exerted a tremendous influence on Western civilization since the dawn of Christianity. But few of us have considered the precise nature of that influence in particular historical contexts. In this book, David Kling traces the fascinating story of how specific biblical texts have at different times emerged to be the inspiration of movements that have changed the course of history. By examining eight such pivotal texts, Kling elucidates the ways in which sacred texts continue to shape our lives as well as our history. Among the passages he discusses are: * "Upon this rock I will build my church" (Matthew 16:18), which inspired the formation of the papacy and has served as its foundation for centuries * "The righteous will live by faith" (Romans 1:17), which caught the imagination of Martin Luther and sparked the Protestant Reformation * "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, 'Thus says the Lord: Let my people go, so that they may worship me'" (Exodus 8:1), which has played an important and diverse role in African American history from early slave spirituals through the modern civil rights movement and beyond * "There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:28), which has been adopted by feminists as a rallying cry in the battle for women's ordination Each of the historical episodes he explores--from the beginning of Christian monasticism to the emergence of Pentecostalism--is evidence of the dynamic interplay between Scripture and the social and cultural context in which it is interpreted. Kling's innovative study of this process shows how sacred texts can give life to social movements, and how powerful social forces can give new meaning to Scripture.

The Mystical Language of Sensation in the Later Middle Ages

Author : Gordon Rudy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136718400
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book The Mystical Language of Sensation in the Later Middle Ages written by Gordon Rudy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2002. This book is about the way medieval authors wrote about union with God and how they used language that refers to the senses to articulate their ideas about how a person can be one with God. Rudy argues that such explicit concepts of the spiritual senses are not sharply distinct from the ideas implicit in broader usage of sensory language in theological writings. These ideas are significant in the history of Christian mysticism, because language that refers to the senses bears directly on several ideas that are central to ideas about union with God.