Medieval Piety from Relics to the Eucharist: A Process of Mutual Interaction

Erscheinungsjahr 1995
ISBN: 978-90-04-10263-7
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 63, 468 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 984 g

Reihe: Studies in the History of Christian Traditions

As a major advance in the study of medieval piety the interrelationship between the veneration of relics and of the Eucharistic Host is presented here for the first time.
Traced through Christian Antiquity and the early Middle Ages, the veneration of the Host proves to be closely associated with the piety focused on relics of the Saints. Both were kept in the sleeping area of private homes, carried on journeys and placed in graves. They were buried together in altar tables and monks called on both for help in threatening circumstances. Like the relics, the sacred Host was later carried in procession, shown to the people for veneration and used to give blessings.
This book offers a rich account of one of the most revealing dimensions of medieval belief and practice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Snoek, Godefridus J C

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Christliches Leben & Praxis
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Liturgik, Christliche Anbetung, Sakramente, Rituale, Feiertage

Über Autor(innen)

G.J.C. Snoek has long taught medieval history at the Leiden Institute of Education (LOI). In 1989 he earned his doctorate at the Free University of Amsterdam and today serves as superintendent of high schools in The Netherlands.