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.
Ausgusto Fraschetti
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780748621200
- eISBN:
- 9780748651030
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748621200.001.0001
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, European History: BCE to 500CE
This book describes the legends surrounding the origins, foundation, and early history of Rome; the significance the Romans attached to the legends of their origins; and the uses to which they put ...
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This book describes the legends surrounding the origins, foundation, and early history of Rome; the significance the Romans attached to the legends of their origins; and the uses to which they put them. Between 1000 BC and 650 BC a cluster of small, isolated groups of thatched huts on the Roman hills became an extensive and complex city, its monumental buildings and large public spaces evidence of power and wealth. Two competing foundation legends accounted for this shift, one featuring the Trojan fugitive Aeneas and the other the wolf-reared Romulus and Remus. Both played a significant role in Roman thought and identity, preoccupying generations of Roman historians and providing an important theme in Roman poetry. In the last two centuries, the foundation era of Rome has been the subject of extensive investigations by archaeologists. These have revealed much that was previously a mystery and have allowed the piecing together of a coherent account of the early history of the city. The book considers this evidence and the degree to which it supports or undermines the legends, Roman documentary accounts, and the work of modern scholars. It reveals what now seems the most probable history of Rome's origins and rise to regional pre-eminence.Less
This book describes the legends surrounding the origins, foundation, and early history of Rome; the significance the Romans attached to the legends of their origins; and the uses to which they put them. Between 1000 BC and 650 BC a cluster of small, isolated groups of thatched huts on the Roman hills became an extensive and complex city, its monumental buildings and large public spaces evidence of power and wealth. Two competing foundation legends accounted for this shift, one featuring the Trojan fugitive Aeneas and the other the wolf-reared Romulus and Remus. Both played a significant role in Roman thought and identity, preoccupying generations of Roman historians and providing an important theme in Roman poetry. In the last two centuries, the foundation era of Rome has been the subject of extensive investigations by archaeologists. These have revealed much that was previously a mystery and have allowed the piecing together of a coherent account of the early history of the city. The book considers this evidence and the degree to which it supports or undermines the legends, Roman documentary accounts, and the work of modern scholars. It reveals what now seems the most probable history of Rome's origins and rise to regional pre-eminence.
Laura Varnam
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- September 2018
- ISBN:
- 9781784994174
- eISBN:
- 9781526132420
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9781784994174.003.0003
- Subject:
- Literature, Early and Medieval Literature
This chapter examines the production and promotion of sacred space in the Middle English church foundation legend, The Book of the Foundation of St Bartholomew’s Church. The first half of the chapter ...
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This chapter examines the production and promotion of sacred space in the Middle English church foundation legend, The Book of the Foundation of St Bartholomew’s Church. The first half of the chapter explores the renewed relevance of the original twelfth-century Latin text, translated into Middle English during the restoration of St Bartholomew the Great, and shows how the text’s catalogue of miracles reinvigorates the sanctity of the church at an important moment in its history. The second half of the chapter examines the text’s representation of the foundation of the church and the characteristics of sanctity established by the miracles and by the text itself. Finally, the chapter shows how the text places St Bartholomew’s at the centre of a competitive map of Christendom in which the church is more than a match for its sacred neighbours, both in London and further afield.Less
This chapter examines the production and promotion of sacred space in the Middle English church foundation legend, The Book of the Foundation of St Bartholomew’s Church. The first half of the chapter explores the renewed relevance of the original twelfth-century Latin text, translated into Middle English during the restoration of St Bartholomew the Great, and shows how the text’s catalogue of miracles reinvigorates the sanctity of the church at an important moment in its history. The second half of the chapter examines the text’s representation of the foundation of the church and the characteristics of sanctity established by the miracles and by the text itself. Finally, the chapter shows how the text places St Bartholomew’s at the centre of a competitive map of Christendom in which the church is more than a match for its sacred neighbours, both in London and further afield.
Mark Leuchter
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- June 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780190665098
- eISBN:
- 9780190665128
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190665098.003.0003
- Subject:
- Religion, Biblical Studies
The early Israelite priesthood formed among priest-saint groups beyond the boundaries of chiefdoms. The traditions regarding Moses outshine those of virtually all other such venerated figures, ...
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The early Israelite priesthood formed among priest-saint groups beyond the boundaries of chiefdoms. The traditions regarding Moses outshine those of virtually all other such venerated figures, arising from the dominance of his (ostensible) descendants, the Mushites, throughout major sanctuaries in the Canaanite highlands in the twelfth century BCE. It is around these priestly lineages that the Levite caste was built, derived from lay families devoted to the sanctuaries where priestly clans like the Mushites dominated. Yet by the mid-eleventh century, the Levites emerged as the preeminent priestly caste following the decline of a major Mushite line (the Elides) and sanctuary (Shiloh). By this time, Moses became a mythic patron of all Levites rather than functioning as a bloodline ancestor of one priestly line.Less
The early Israelite priesthood formed among priest-saint groups beyond the boundaries of chiefdoms. The traditions regarding Moses outshine those of virtually all other such venerated figures, arising from the dominance of his (ostensible) descendants, the Mushites, throughout major sanctuaries in the Canaanite highlands in the twelfth century BCE. It is around these priestly lineages that the Levite caste was built, derived from lay families devoted to the sanctuaries where priestly clans like the Mushites dominated. Yet by the mid-eleventh century, the Levites emerged as the preeminent priestly caste following the decline of a major Mushite line (the Elides) and sanctuary (Shiloh). By this time, Moses became a mythic patron of all Levites rather than functioning as a bloodline ancestor of one priestly line.
Patrick Kragelund
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780198718291
- eISBN:
- 9780191787614
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198718291.003.0003
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, Literary Studies: Classical, Early, and Medieval
The chapter develops ancient and, above all, modern definitions of the praetextae and argues for an inclusive—since women, without imperium, also featured as protagonists!—aetiological definition ...
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The chapter develops ancient and, above all, modern definitions of the praetextae and argues for an inclusive—since women, without imperium, also featured as protagonists!—aetiological definition emphasizing the links between the praetextae and the collective memory codified by the fasti and celebrated in the ludi. The celebration of days of remembrance provided themes for the praetextae both in the genre’s legendary variety and when it dealt with more recent events, be it a day of victory, of triumph, or of the dedication of a temple. The extensive use of Roman formats, rituals, and conventions familiar from outside the theatre is laid bare; so are the similarities to, and contrasts with such well-known rituals of remembrance as the triumph and the aristocratic funeral.Less
The chapter develops ancient and, above all, modern definitions of the praetextae and argues for an inclusive—since women, without imperium, also featured as protagonists!—aetiological definition emphasizing the links between the praetextae and the collective memory codified by the fasti and celebrated in the ludi. The celebration of days of remembrance provided themes for the praetextae both in the genre’s legendary variety and when it dealt with more recent events, be it a day of victory, of triumph, or of the dedication of a temple. The extensive use of Roman formats, rituals, and conventions familiar from outside the theatre is laid bare; so are the similarities to, and contrasts with such well-known rituals of remembrance as the triumph and the aristocratic funeral.
