D. Dennis Hudson
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- September 2008
- ISBN:
- 9780195369229
- eISBN:
- 9780199871162
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195369229.003.0020
- Subject:
- Religion, Hinduism
The south‐facing panels represent afternoon moving toward twilight, a time of ambiguity, contradiction, and paradox. Bharata's ambiguous and compromised history told in Book Nine of the Bhagavata ...
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The south‐facing panels represent afternoon moving toward twilight, a time of ambiguity, contradiction, and paradox. Bharata's ambiguous and compromised history told in Book Nine of the Bhagavata Purana may be described as written in “language in the manner of twilight.” The first corner panel depicts Dattatreya with Soma and Durvasas, and assumes knowledge of the Ramayana and Mahabharata; it signifies the tejas of Aniruddha the Unobstructed. In the other corner panel Mohini serves the devas amrita as the asuras watch; tantric rites using the “five m's” are referenced. Two of the bracketed panels illustrate Krishna's long “Summary of the Brahman Doctrine”: Krishna teaches Uddhava at Dvaraka, and Dattatreya as an avadhuta teaches Yadu. The latter alludes to the stories of Taravaloka and Vessantara. The next panel depicts Prahlada worshiping Man‐lion; the meaning of Sudarshana, the wheel‐weapon that embodies Shakti's will, is explored. The “Man‐lion Consecration” is implied. Finally, the Goddess Earth worships Boar, who rescued her from Hiranyaksha.Less
The south‐facing panels represent afternoon moving toward twilight, a time of ambiguity, contradiction, and paradox. Bharata's ambiguous and compromised history told in Book Nine of the Bhagavata Purana may be described as written in “language in the manner of twilight.” The first corner panel depicts Dattatreya with Soma and Durvasas, and assumes knowledge of the Ramayana and Mahabharata; it signifies the tejas of Aniruddha the Unobstructed. In the other corner panel Mohini serves the devas amrita as the asuras watch; tantric rites using the “five m's” are referenced. Two of the bracketed panels illustrate Krishna's long “Summary of the Brahman Doctrine”: Krishna teaches Uddhava at Dvaraka, and Dattatreya as an avadhuta teaches Yadu. The latter alludes to the stories of Taravaloka and Vessantara. The next panel depicts Prahlada worshiping Man‐lion; the meaning of Sudarshana, the wheel‐weapon that embodies Shakti's will, is explored. The “Man‐lion Consecration” is implied. Finally, the Goddess Earth worships Boar, who rescued her from Hiranyaksha.
D. Dennis Hudson
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- September 2008
- ISBN:
- 9780195369229
- eISBN:
- 9780199871162
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195369229.003.0009
- Subject:
- Religion, Hinduism
This sanctum's sculpted program consists of two sequences running parallel, west to east: the Northern Path (“Approaching the Honey of the Lotus Feet”) and “The Path of the Southern Doctrine.” This ...
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This sanctum's sculpted program consists of two sequences running parallel, west to east: the Northern Path (“Approaching the Honey of the Lotus Feet”) and “The Path of the Southern Doctrine.” This chapter discusses the panels on the west‐ and east‐facing sides of the northern sequence. The two sequences document the ritual career of Nandivarman Pallavamalla and use specific events in Bhagavata stories to illustrate his steps along both paths to reach virya action and aishvarya sovereignty. Discussed here are: the murti Padmanabha; the Seven Seers; Damodara as Ashtabhujasvamin, the Eight‐Armed Lord (incuding Nandivarman's consecration to Man‐lion); Krishna slays the asura Keshin as horse (including significance of horse sacrifice); Krishna leaves the gopis; Akrura's vision of Krishna and Balarama; Krishna wrestles Chanura; Krishna stands as victorious Madhava.Less
This sanctum's sculpted program consists of two sequences running parallel, west to east: the Northern Path (“Approaching the Honey of the Lotus Feet”) and “The Path of the Southern Doctrine.” This chapter discusses the panels on the west‐ and east‐facing sides of the northern sequence. The two sequences document the ritual career of Nandivarman Pallavamalla and use specific events in Bhagavata stories to illustrate his steps along both paths to reach virya action and aishvarya sovereignty. Discussed here are: the murti Padmanabha; the Seven Seers; Damodara as Ashtabhujasvamin, the Eight‐Armed Lord (incuding Nandivarman's consecration to Man‐lion); Krishna slays the asura Keshin as horse (including significance of horse sacrifice); Krishna leaves the gopis; Akrura's vision of Krishna and Balarama; Krishna wrestles Chanura; Krishna stands as victorious Madhava.
Gary Macy
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- January 2008
- ISBN:
- 9780195189704
- eISBN:
- 9780199868575
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195189704.003.0002
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity
The criteria for a valid ordination assumed by modern scholars are analyzed here in relation to actual requirements for ordination in the early medieval period. Ordination, according to this earlier ...
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The criteria for a valid ordination assumed by modern scholars are analyzed here in relation to actual requirements for ordination in the early medieval period. Ordination, according to this earlier understanding, referred to the appointment to any ministry within a particular community for service to that community and was not restricted to the ordination to the diaconate or to the presbyterate. Numerous examples of references to women as ordained according to these criteria, including the surviving ordination rites for women, are then presented. Some of the important implications of this early concept of ordination are explored, particularly the fact that priests were not the only ones assumed to be able to consecrate the bread and wine during Mass.Less
The criteria for a valid ordination assumed by modern scholars are analyzed here in relation to actual requirements for ordination in the early medieval period. Ordination, according to this earlier understanding, referred to the appointment to any ministry within a particular community for service to that community and was not restricted to the ordination to the diaconate or to the presbyterate. Numerous examples of references to women as ordained according to these criteria, including the surviving ordination rites for women, are then presented. Some of the important implications of this early concept of ordination are explored, particularly the fact that priests were not the only ones assumed to be able to consecrate the bread and wine during Mass.
Marilyn McCord Adams
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- January 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199591053
- eISBN:
- 9780191595554
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199591053.003.0009
- Subject:
- Religion, Theology, Philosophy of Religion
Experience shows that after consecration, the eucharistic accidents are still extended on the altar and that what remains continues to be causally interactive in all of the ways that bread would be. ...
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Experience shows that after consecration, the eucharistic accidents are still extended on the altar and that what remains continues to be causally interactive in all of the ways that bread would be. But theological consensus held that after consecration, the bread-substance does not remain. Two sets of problems arise: from an Aristotelian point of view, independently extant accidents seem to be metaphysically impossible; and if they did exist, they would not fit the profile of Aristotelian agents and patients. How could they act and be acted upon? This chapter charts Aquinas' and Giles' solutions. If it became common place to redraw the distinction between substance and accidents in terms, not of actual but of aptitudinal independence and inherence, Aquinas and Giles insist that quantity alone is capable of independent existence because sensible qualities depend for their individuation on quantity as their proximae subject. Aquinas notes special problems for changes resulting in new substances, while Giles worries about what will persist through quantitative changes in the eucharistic accidents.Less
Experience shows that after consecration, the eucharistic accidents are still extended on the altar and that what remains continues to be causally interactive in all of the ways that bread would be. But theological consensus held that after consecration, the bread-substance does not remain. Two sets of problems arise: from an Aristotelian point of view, independently extant accidents seem to be metaphysically impossible; and if they did exist, they would not fit the profile of Aristotelian agents and patients. How could they act and be acted upon? This chapter charts Aquinas' and Giles' solutions. If it became common place to redraw the distinction between substance and accidents in terms, not of actual but of aptitudinal independence and inherence, Aquinas and Giles insist that quantity alone is capable of independent existence because sensible qualities depend for their individuation on quantity as their proximae subject. Aquinas notes special problems for changes resulting in new substances, while Giles worries about what will persist through quantitative changes in the eucharistic accidents.
Christina Harrington
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- January 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780198208235
- eISBN:
- 9780191716683
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198208235.003.0007
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History
The highest level a nun could achieve in Ireland was the office of abbess and, like other female professions, it was imbued with symbols and metaphors. This chapter looks at abbesses and other ...
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The highest level a nun could achieve in Ireland was the office of abbess and, like other female professions, it was imbued with symbols and metaphors. This chapter looks at abbesses and other high-ranking holy women during the early medieval period, as well as the other types of ‘exceptional’ nuns which the Irish acknowledged. As for the latter group, these were women who gained many of the honours and even elements of the legal status of abbesses, without being heads of monasteries. They seem to have earned their status through pilgrimage, holiness, miracle-working, or service to their wider communities. In the highest echelons of the female religious profession, there was the same trend toward diversity and flexibility which have already been seen in the living arrangements and grades of nunhood. This chapter also discusses the selection and consecration of abbesses and their attendance of synods.Less
The highest level a nun could achieve in Ireland was the office of abbess and, like other female professions, it was imbued with symbols and metaphors. This chapter looks at abbesses and other high-ranking holy women during the early medieval period, as well as the other types of ‘exceptional’ nuns which the Irish acknowledged. As for the latter group, these were women who gained many of the honours and even elements of the legal status of abbesses, without being heads of monasteries. They seem to have earned their status through pilgrimage, holiness, miracle-working, or service to their wider communities. In the highest echelons of the female religious profession, there was the same trend toward diversity and flexibility which have already been seen in the living arrangements and grades of nunhood. This chapter also discusses the selection and consecration of abbesses and their attendance of synods.
Serhii Plokhy
- Published in print:
- 2001
- Published Online:
- January 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780199247394
- eISBN:
- 9780191714436
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199247394.003.0007
- Subject:
- History, European Early Modern History
After the military victories won by the Cossacks throughout 1648, the rule of the hetman of the Zaporozhian Host suddenly ceased to be purely military and extended to the civil, economic, judicial, ...
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After the military victories won by the Cossacks throughout 1648, the rule of the hetman of the Zaporozhian Host suddenly ceased to be purely military and extended to the civil, economic, judicial, and foreign-policy affairs of the entire territory that was now under Cossack control. The authority of the Zaporozhian hetman, to which post Bohdan Khmelnytsky was elected at the beginning of 1648, was no longer limited to the Zaporozhian Host. There was an urgent need to establish the hetman's legitimacy even among his ‘own’ Cossacks, as he customarily exercised absolute power during a military campaign, but not in peacetime. This chapter examines the evolution of hetman rule in Ukraine during the time of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, the Cossacks' support for monarchism under Khmelnytsky, the idea of Khmelnytsky's divine election, and the consecration of the hetman.Less
After the military victories won by the Cossacks throughout 1648, the rule of the hetman of the Zaporozhian Host suddenly ceased to be purely military and extended to the civil, economic, judicial, and foreign-policy affairs of the entire territory that was now under Cossack control. The authority of the Zaporozhian hetman, to which post Bohdan Khmelnytsky was elected at the beginning of 1648, was no longer limited to the Zaporozhian Host. There was an urgent need to establish the hetman's legitimacy even among his ‘own’ Cossacks, as he customarily exercised absolute power during a military campaign, but not in peacetime. This chapter examines the evolution of hetman rule in Ukraine during the time of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, the Cossacks' support for monarchism under Khmelnytsky, the idea of Khmelnytsky's divine election, and the consecration of the hetman.
Richard Kieckhefer
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- July 2005
- ISBN:
- 9780195154665
- eISBN:
- 9780199835676
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0195154665.003.0005
- Subject:
- Religion, Theology
A church that is rich in symbolic associations conveys a strong sense of sacrality—the presence of the holy within the sacred. Different forms of symbolic association in the classic sacramental ...
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A church that is rich in symbolic associations conveys a strong sense of sacrality—the presence of the holy within the sacred. Different forms of symbolic association in the classic sacramental tradition are discussed in connection with Santa Maria Novella at Florence. Orientation (planning a church with the altar at the east end), legends of foundation, and ceremonies of consecration are all seen as ways of cultivating symbolic resonance. The “Cathedral of Huts” at Maciene in Mozambique is seen as one example of how churches reflect a process of indigenization in Africa.Less
A church that is rich in symbolic associations conveys a strong sense of sacrality—the presence of the holy within the sacred. Different forms of symbolic association in the classic sacramental tradition are discussed in connection with Santa Maria Novella at Florence. Orientation (planning a church with the altar at the east end), legends of foundation, and ceremonies of consecration are all seen as ways of cultivating symbolic resonance. The “Cathedral of Huts” at Maciene in Mozambique is seen as one example of how churches reflect a process of indigenization in Africa.
Karen B. Westerfield Tucker
- Published in print:
- 2001
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780195126983
- eISBN:
- 9780199834754
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/019512698X.003.0010
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity
The space where praise and prayer are offered not only signifies shelter from the elements but also represents an integral aspect of the worship itself. Methodist liturgical spaces evolved as ...
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The space where praise and prayer are offered not only signifies shelter from the elements but also represents an integral aspect of the worship itself. Methodist liturgical spaces evolved as denominations grew in membership and liturgies developed; attention to architecture and aesthetics coincided with interest in “enriched” worship. Stone and wood edifices designed according to popular architectural styles soon replaced plain preaching houses and log chapels. Pew rentals were sometimes – albeit controversially – established to cover the expense. The interior disposition might be longitudinally oriented and pulpit‐centered or designed according to an auditorium plan or divided chancel arrangement. Rites for the laying of a cornerstone and for the consecration or dedication of buildings were formulated. These had a practical function, yet they also identified Methodist understandings of the purpose of a house for worship.Less
The space where praise and prayer are offered not only signifies shelter from the elements but also represents an integral aspect of the worship itself. Methodist liturgical spaces evolved as denominations grew in membership and liturgies developed; attention to architecture and aesthetics coincided with interest in “enriched” worship. Stone and wood edifices designed according to popular architectural styles soon replaced plain preaching houses and log chapels. Pew rentals were sometimes – albeit controversially – established to cover the expense. The interior disposition might be longitudinally oriented and pulpit‐centered or designed according to an auditorium plan or divided chancel arrangement. Rites for the laying of a cornerstone and for the consecration or dedication of buildings were formulated. These had a practical function, yet they also identified Methodist understandings of the purpose of a house for worship.
Owen Chadwick
- Published in print:
- 1983
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198264453
- eISBN:
- 9780191682711
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198264453.003.0011
- Subject:
- Religion, Church History
This chapter examines the career of Hensley Henson as Bishop of Durham. It explains that in his first few years at Durham, Henson lost his doubtful reputation and that he was elected and consecrated ...
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This chapter examines the career of Hensley Henson as Bishop of Durham. It explains that in his first few years at Durham, Henson lost his doubtful reputation and that he was elected and consecrated after a national storm against his modernism. It also contends that Henson was the first bishop in all of history to make a diocesan magazine bought in other parts of England.Less
This chapter examines the career of Hensley Henson as Bishop of Durham. It explains that in his first few years at Durham, Henson lost his doubtful reputation and that he was elected and consecrated after a national storm against his modernism. It also contends that Henson was the first bishop in all of history to make a diocesan magazine bought in other parts of England.
Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- September 2020
- ISBN:
- 9781789620528
- eISBN:
- 9781789623864
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3828/liverpool/9781789620528.003.0013
- Subject:
- Literature, European Literature
In the twenty-first century, the extraordinary success of Scandinavian crime fiction in translation has challenged long-held assumptions about the hierarchy of nations, languages and genres in global ...
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In the twenty-first century, the extraordinary success of Scandinavian crime fiction in translation has challenged long-held assumptions about the hierarchy of nations, languages and genres in global publishing. This chapter assesses the ‘Scandinavian publishing miracle’ by considering various consecration processes (e.g. literary prizes), domestic changes brought to the publishing field towards the end of the last century (e.g. literary agents and the regional publishing field) and the dynamics of translation and promotion of Scandinavian crime fiction with a focus on the UK market since 2000. The chapter presents a case study of Henning Mankell’s impact on the international market – a case which also demonstrates that the Scandinavian twenty-first-century publishing phenomenon is the tip of an iceberg hiding strategic coordinated practices between small-nation actors established in the early 1990s, which provided a ‘marginocentric’ model for how literatures from small European nations could successfully enter the international mainstream.Less
In the twenty-first century, the extraordinary success of Scandinavian crime fiction in translation has challenged long-held assumptions about the hierarchy of nations, languages and genres in global publishing. This chapter assesses the ‘Scandinavian publishing miracle’ by considering various consecration processes (e.g. literary prizes), domestic changes brought to the publishing field towards the end of the last century (e.g. literary agents and the regional publishing field) and the dynamics of translation and promotion of Scandinavian crime fiction with a focus on the UK market since 2000. The chapter presents a case study of Henning Mankell’s impact on the international market – a case which also demonstrates that the Scandinavian twenty-first-century publishing phenomenon is the tip of an iceberg hiding strategic coordinated practices between small-nation actors established in the early 1990s, which provided a ‘marginocentric’ model for how literatures from small European nations could successfully enter the international mainstream.
Claire Ducournau
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- September 2020
- ISBN:
- 9781789620665
- eISBN:
- 9781789623666
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3828/liverpool/9781789620665.003.0006
- Subject:
- History, Imperialism and Colonialism
Literary recognition comprises a good part of the fourth volume of Les Lieux de mémoire, published in 1986. This essay proposes a postcolonial revisiting of literary institutions such as the Académie ...
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Literary recognition comprises a good part of the fourth volume of Les Lieux de mémoire, published in 1986. This essay proposes a postcolonial revisiting of literary institutions such as the Académie française or scholarly classics previously addressed in this volume – according to both the chronological and adversarial meanings of the term ‘postcolonial’. It reevaluates the status of those territories that were politically dominated outside the borders of the Hexagon within such realms of literary heritagization by expanding the edges of the nation as it had been envisioned. The French literary canon is home to a range of authors who accepted the colonial order as something that was not to be questioned, and even that should be vigorously defended, but also to writers who were inhabitants of (formerly) colonized territories. The marks of literary prestige obtained by authors from (ex)imperial territories, from the award of a Goncourt Prize to election to the Collège de France, are often determined by decisive conditions, such as the place of publication of literary works, the cultural resources of these writers, and the wider French political environment. This essay highlights the existence of silences and instances of marginalization in national literary heritage, as well as long-term demonstrations of resistance in the face of this colonial or neocolonial order.Less
Literary recognition comprises a good part of the fourth volume of Les Lieux de mémoire, published in 1986. This essay proposes a postcolonial revisiting of literary institutions such as the Académie française or scholarly classics previously addressed in this volume – according to both the chronological and adversarial meanings of the term ‘postcolonial’. It reevaluates the status of those territories that were politically dominated outside the borders of the Hexagon within such realms of literary heritagization by expanding the edges of the nation as it had been envisioned. The French literary canon is home to a range of authors who accepted the colonial order as something that was not to be questioned, and even that should be vigorously defended, but also to writers who were inhabitants of (formerly) colonized territories. The marks of literary prestige obtained by authors from (ex)imperial territories, from the award of a Goncourt Prize to election to the Collège de France, are often determined by decisive conditions, such as the place of publication of literary works, the cultural resources of these writers, and the wider French political environment. This essay highlights the existence of silences and instances of marginalization in national literary heritage, as well as long-term demonstrations of resistance in the face of this colonial or neocolonial order.
Raymond Jonas
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520242975
- eISBN:
- 9780520938281
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520242975.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, European Modern History
Claire Ferchaud was born in west France on May 5, 1896. Although there was nothing special about her birth or her early youth, her modest origins made her ascent more spectacular. By the end of 1916, ...
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Claire Ferchaud was born in west France on May 5, 1896. Although there was nothing special about her birth or her early youth, her modest origins made her ascent more spectacular. By the end of 1916, in the midst of the First World War, Claire was compared to Joan of Arc. Claire's visions made her a regional and national celebrity as she promised victory for France. This book focuses on how Claire Ferchaud came to stand in front of the president of the French Republic at the height of the crisis of the Great War. It discusses the forces that drove her mission. It is also about Claire's skillful use of those forces as she campaigned for national consecration and redemption which would lead to the victory of France in an interminable war.Less
Claire Ferchaud was born in west France on May 5, 1896. Although there was nothing special about her birth or her early youth, her modest origins made her ascent more spectacular. By the end of 1916, in the midst of the First World War, Claire was compared to Joan of Arc. Claire's visions made her a regional and national celebrity as she promised victory for France. This book focuses on how Claire Ferchaud came to stand in front of the president of the French Republic at the height of the crisis of the Great War. It discusses the forces that drove her mission. It is also about Claire's skillful use of those forces as she campaigned for national consecration and redemption which would lead to the victory of France in an interminable war.
Raymond Jonas
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520242975
- eISBN:
- 9780520938281
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520242975.003.0004
- Subject:
- History, European Modern History
This chapter discusses Claire's journey to Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre and her gradual awakening to her national mission of saving France from secularization, of fighting for France's soul, and of ...
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This chapter discusses Claire's journey to Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre and her gradual awakening to her national mission of saving France from secularization, of fighting for France's soul, and of reclaiming France's status. Under the tutelage of Bourget in Saint Laurent, Claire's visions and message took shape. She acquired an outward personality that readied her for her national mission to save France. Claire's message of saving France was nothing new, however what set her apart was that this familiar message was harnessed to her phenomenal visionary power. As a result of her status at Saint-Laurent, Claire was no longer a visionary woman but a woman with a national mission. Her stay at Saint-Laurent also catapulted her to a national figure, pointing the path to France's consecration and regeneration.Less
This chapter discusses Claire's journey to Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre and her gradual awakening to her national mission of saving France from secularization, of fighting for France's soul, and of reclaiming France's status. Under the tutelage of Bourget in Saint Laurent, Claire's visions and message took shape. She acquired an outward personality that readied her for her national mission to save France. Claire's message of saving France was nothing new, however what set her apart was that this familiar message was harnessed to her phenomenal visionary power. As a result of her status at Saint-Laurent, Claire was no longer a visionary woman but a woman with a national mission. Her stay at Saint-Laurent also catapulted her to a national figure, pointing the path to France's consecration and regeneration.
Raymond Jonas
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520242975
- eISBN:
- 9780520938281
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520242975.003.0010
- Subject:
- History, European Modern History
This chapter discusses the unraveling of Claire's national mission. In 1917, the petition for the consecration intensified. From a personal redemption, the national debate shifted to national ...
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This chapter discusses the unraveling of Claire's national mission. In 1917, the petition for the consecration intensified. From a personal redemption, the national debate shifted to national redemption. Claire and the Lay Catholics carried out a national petition-drive to persuade the government to lay the grounds for victory by consecrating France to the Sacred Heart. The campaign for a national consecration through petitions, emblems, photos, ceremonies, and newspapers reports continued to build. Claire continued her public campaign and maintained pressure on Poincaré. At the same time, her visionary world was becoming more elaborate. She claimed in her letter to have received word of a Masonic plot to destroy France. She claimed that the plot would soon be uncovered and that many high government officials would be put to death. Her message had always implied that only the stubbornness of the government officials stood between France and victory. In spite of the gravity of Claire's message, the government's position on the usage of the Sacred Heart as a military insignia and the national consecration remained emphatic. Neither the government nor the troops campaigned in favor of Claire Ferchaud or a consecration of the nation to the Sacred Heart.Less
This chapter discusses the unraveling of Claire's national mission. In 1917, the petition for the consecration intensified. From a personal redemption, the national debate shifted to national redemption. Claire and the Lay Catholics carried out a national petition-drive to persuade the government to lay the grounds for victory by consecrating France to the Sacred Heart. The campaign for a national consecration through petitions, emblems, photos, ceremonies, and newspapers reports continued to build. Claire continued her public campaign and maintained pressure on Poincaré. At the same time, her visionary world was becoming more elaborate. She claimed in her letter to have received word of a Masonic plot to destroy France. She claimed that the plot would soon be uncovered and that many high government officials would be put to death. Her message had always implied that only the stubbornness of the government officials stood between France and victory. In spite of the gravity of Claire's message, the government's position on the usage of the Sacred Heart as a military insignia and the national consecration remained emphatic. Neither the government nor the troops campaigned in favor of Claire Ferchaud or a consecration of the nation to the Sacred Heart.
Marko Geslani
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- July 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780190862886
- eISBN:
- 9780190862916
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190862886.001.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, Hinduism
Most accounts of Hinduism posit a radical difference between the aniconic fire sacrifice (yajña) and temple-based image worship (pūjā). The historical distinction between ancient Vedism and medieval ...
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Most accounts of Hinduism posit a radical difference between the aniconic fire sacrifice (yajña) and temple-based image worship (pūjā). The historical distinction between ancient Vedism and medieval Hinduism is often premised on this basic ritual opposition. Through an exacting study of ritual manuals, Rites of the God-King offers an alternative account of the formation of mainstream Hindu ritual through the history of śānti, or “appeasement,” a form of aspersion or bathing, developed in order to counteract inauspicious omens. This ritual, which originated at the nexus of the fourth and somewhat marginal Veda (Atharvaveda) and the emergent tradition of astronomy-astrology (Jyotiḥśāstra), would come to have far-reaching consequences on the ideal ritual life of the king in early medieval Brahmanical society—and on the ideal ritual life of images. The mantric substitutions involved in this history helped to produce a politicized ritual culture that could encompass both traditional Vedic and newer Hindu practices and performers. From astrological appeasement to gifting, coronation, and image worship, the author chronicles the multiple lives and afterlives of a single ritual mode, disclosing the always inventive work of priesthood to imagine and enrich royal power. Along the way, he reveals the surprising role of astrologers in Hindu history, elaborates concepts of sin and misfortune, and forges new connections between medieval texts and modern practice. Detailing forms of ritual that were dispersed widely across Asia, he concludes with a reflection on the nature of orthopraxy, ritual change, and the problem of presence in the Hindu tradition.Less
Most accounts of Hinduism posit a radical difference between the aniconic fire sacrifice (yajña) and temple-based image worship (pūjā). The historical distinction between ancient Vedism and medieval Hinduism is often premised on this basic ritual opposition. Through an exacting study of ritual manuals, Rites of the God-King offers an alternative account of the formation of mainstream Hindu ritual through the history of śānti, or “appeasement,” a form of aspersion or bathing, developed in order to counteract inauspicious omens. This ritual, which originated at the nexus of the fourth and somewhat marginal Veda (Atharvaveda) and the emergent tradition of astronomy-astrology (Jyotiḥśāstra), would come to have far-reaching consequences on the ideal ritual life of the king in early medieval Brahmanical society—and on the ideal ritual life of images. The mantric substitutions involved in this history helped to produce a politicized ritual culture that could encompass both traditional Vedic and newer Hindu practices and performers. From astrological appeasement to gifting, coronation, and image worship, the author chronicles the multiple lives and afterlives of a single ritual mode, disclosing the always inventive work of priesthood to imagine and enrich royal power. Along the way, he reveals the surprising role of astrologers in Hindu history, elaborates concepts of sin and misfortune, and forges new connections between medieval texts and modern practice. Detailing forms of ritual that were dispersed widely across Asia, he concludes with a reflection on the nature of orthopraxy, ritual change, and the problem of presence in the Hindu tradition.
Norman Doe
- Published in print:
- 1996
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780198262206
- eISBN:
- 9780191682315
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198262206.003.0007
- Subject:
- Law, Comparative Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law
Bishops in the Church of England are involved directly or indirectly in all aspects of ecclesiastical life: pastoral, governmental, doctrinal, liturgical, and proprietorial. The ministry of the ...
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Bishops in the Church of England are involved directly or indirectly in all aspects of ecclesiastical life: pastoral, governmental, doctrinal, liturgical, and proprietorial. The ministry of the episcopate, one of the church's three clerical orders, is pivotal: associated theologically with charismatic power and leadership, it is a ministry ordered and facilitated by law. The episcopal order itself is generic, but the Church of England has in recent years introduced a variety of different episcopal offices principally with a view to giving assistance to the diocesan bishop. As well as exploring the terms under which the new offices of bishop are regulated, this chapter explores the law applicable to all episcopal offices with regard to appointment, consecration, basic functions, retirement, resignation, and discipline. The entire legal framework of the Church of England, like that of the Roman Catholic Church, though sometimes in radically different ways, is one which protects and enhances the centrality of the episcopal ministry as an instrument of continuity and authority within the church.Less
Bishops in the Church of England are involved directly or indirectly in all aspects of ecclesiastical life: pastoral, governmental, doctrinal, liturgical, and proprietorial. The ministry of the episcopate, one of the church's three clerical orders, is pivotal: associated theologically with charismatic power and leadership, it is a ministry ordered and facilitated by law. The episcopal order itself is generic, but the Church of England has in recent years introduced a variety of different episcopal offices principally with a view to giving assistance to the diocesan bishop. As well as exploring the terms under which the new offices of bishop are regulated, this chapter explores the law applicable to all episcopal offices with regard to appointment, consecration, basic functions, retirement, resignation, and discipline. The entire legal framework of the Church of England, like that of the Roman Catholic Church, though sometimes in radically different ways, is one which protects and enhances the centrality of the episcopal ministry as an instrument of continuity and authority within the church.
Caroline Humphrey and Hürelbaatar Ujeed
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780226031873
- eISBN:
- 9780226032061
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226032061.003.0011
- Subject:
- Religion, Buddhism
This chapter discusses the archivization of Mergen Monastery, which was aimed at bringing the monastery into the modern age: new technologies were introduced that defined what could be picked out and ...
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This chapter discusses the archivization of Mergen Monastery, which was aimed at bringing the monastery into the modern age: new technologies were introduced that defined what could be picked out and conserved in written form, and thus made consonant with, and available to, modern people. It first describes the recruitment of young monks and the situation in the monastery since this book's authors' visit in 2002. It then details the vagaries of the spontaneous production of tradition at Mergen, giving the example of the ritual consecration of the new guardian deities in 2005.Less
This chapter discusses the archivization of Mergen Monastery, which was aimed at bringing the monastery into the modern age: new technologies were introduced that defined what could be picked out and conserved in written form, and thus made consonant with, and available to, modern people. It first describes the recruitment of young monks and the situation in the monastery since this book's authors' visit in 2002. It then details the vagaries of the spontaneous production of tradition at Mergen, giving the example of the ritual consecration of the new guardian deities in 2005.
Mark R. E. Meulenbeld
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- November 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780824838447
- eISBN:
- 9780824869458
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Hawai'i Press
- DOI:
- 10.21313/hawaii/9780824838447.003.0002
- Subject:
- History, Asian History
This chapter examines the cultural history of Canonization of the Gods, beginning with its authorship, publication history, and narrative content. It then resituates the category of vernacular ...
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This chapter examines the cultural history of Canonization of the Gods, beginning with its authorship, publication history, and narrative content. It then resituates the category of vernacular literature within an environment where it relates to the rituals and communities that produced it. It considers how the various antecedent versions of Canonization's skeletal plot from archaic history (“King Wu's Conquest of [King] Zhòu”) are directly related to a particular ritual for the consecration of inimical gods as territorial guardians. These gods and their armies of demon soldiers are installed by local ritualists to defend the space inhabited by local communities, a space most commonly conceived as the Five Quarters. The chapter also discusses a Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) version entitled Plain Tale of King Wu's Conquest of King Zhòu, along with several of the (newly added) main protagonists in the story that it argues are Daoist martial divinities.Less
This chapter examines the cultural history of Canonization of the Gods, beginning with its authorship, publication history, and narrative content. It then resituates the category of vernacular literature within an environment where it relates to the rituals and communities that produced it. It considers how the various antecedent versions of Canonization's skeletal plot from archaic history (“King Wu's Conquest of [King] Zhòu”) are directly related to a particular ritual for the consecration of inimical gods as territorial guardians. These gods and their armies of demon soldiers are installed by local ritualists to defend the space inhabited by local communities, a space most commonly conceived as the Five Quarters. The chapter also discusses a Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) version entitled Plain Tale of King Wu's Conquest of King Zhòu, along with several of the (newly added) main protagonists in the story that it argues are Daoist martial divinities.
Miriam Levering
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- January 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199860265
- eISBN:
- 9780199979929
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199860265.003.0005
- Subject:
- Religion, Buddhism
The stories of Buddhist children destined to be saints or monastics reflect the motif of “the precocious child” that was already evident in Chinese elite culture in the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-220 ...
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The stories of Buddhist children destined to be saints or monastics reflect the motif of “the precocious child” that was already evident in Chinese elite culture in the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-220 C.E.). Yet childhood is not neglected in elite Buddhist texts. Childhood appears in stories of the Buddha’s birth and infancy, in ceremonies of bathing the infant Buddha who stands in the posture of proclamation of his real nature and mission, and in the Avatamsaka and Lotus Sutras, two Indian sutras that are immensely popular in China in part because they portray children in heroic roles. Childhood takes on a larger role in indigenous Buddhist tales, where they display real filiality as Buddhists understand it. In popular indigenous Buddhist stories, children, who are not yet ordained renouncers or sexually active adults, are seen as the best persons to achieve this universal Mahayana Buddhist goal.Less
The stories of Buddhist children destined to be saints or monastics reflect the motif of “the precocious child” that was already evident in Chinese elite culture in the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-220 C.E.). Yet childhood is not neglected in elite Buddhist texts. Childhood appears in stories of the Buddha’s birth and infancy, in ceremonies of bathing the infant Buddha who stands in the posture of proclamation of his real nature and mission, and in the Avatamsaka and Lotus Sutras, two Indian sutras that are immensely popular in China in part because they portray children in heroic roles. Childhood takes on a larger role in indigenous Buddhist tales, where they display real filiality as Buddhists understand it. In popular indigenous Buddhist stories, children, who are not yet ordained renouncers or sexually active adults, are seen as the best persons to achieve this universal Mahayana Buddhist goal.
Samir Simaika and Nevine Henein
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- January 2018
- ISBN:
- 9789774168239
- eISBN:
- 9781617978265
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774168239.003.0013
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Historical Archaeology
This chapter discusses Marcus Simaika's travels in Sudan. Simaika visited Sudan for the first time in 1908, as a member of a Legislative Council delegation that also included Shawarbi Pasha, Mahmud ...
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This chapter discusses Marcus Simaika's travels in Sudan. Simaika visited Sudan for the first time in 1908, as a member of a Legislative Council delegation that also included Shawarbi Pasha, Mahmud Pasha Fahmi, and Abd al-Latif Bey al-Soufani. The purpose of the visit was to accompany Khedive Abbas Hilmi II, who was to inaugurate the harbor of Port Sudan. In 1909, Simaika again went to Sudan to accompany Pope Cyril V for the consecration of the Coptic Cathedral of Khartoum. On the return journey, Simaika urged Cyril to collect contributions from Coptic notables to fund the relocation of the patriarchal church from its a crowded section of Azbakiya to a spacious suburb of Cairo. In 1910, Simaika visited Sudan for the third and last time at the personal invitation of Sir Reginald Wingate to attend the consecration of the Anglican Cathedral.Less
This chapter discusses Marcus Simaika's travels in Sudan. Simaika visited Sudan for the first time in 1908, as a member of a Legislative Council delegation that also included Shawarbi Pasha, Mahmud Pasha Fahmi, and Abd al-Latif Bey al-Soufani. The purpose of the visit was to accompany Khedive Abbas Hilmi II, who was to inaugurate the harbor of Port Sudan. In 1909, Simaika again went to Sudan to accompany Pope Cyril V for the consecration of the Coptic Cathedral of Khartoum. On the return journey, Simaika urged Cyril to collect contributions from Coptic notables to fund the relocation of the patriarchal church from its a crowded section of Azbakiya to a spacious suburb of Cairo. In 1910, Simaika visited Sudan for the third and last time at the personal invitation of Sir Reginald Wingate to attend the consecration of the Anglican Cathedral.