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Texts of the Passion: Latin Devotional Literature and Medieval Society

Bestul, Thomas H

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc 2015

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Title:
Texts of the Passion: Latin Devotional Literature and Medieval Society
Author: Bestul, Thomas H
Subjects: Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) ; Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)-History and criticism ; Christianity ; Civilization, Medieval, in literature ; Devotional literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) ; Devotional literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)-History and criticism ; Europe ; History ; History and criticism ; History of doctrines ; Jesus Christ ; Jesus Christ-Passion-History of doctrines-Middle Ages, 600-1500 ; Language & Literature ; LITERARY CRITICISM ; Literature and society ; Literature and society-Europe-History ; Medieval ; Middle Ages, 600-1500 ; Passion ; RELIGION
Description: In this book Thomas H. Bestul constructs the literary history of the Latin Passion narratives, placing them within their social, cultural, and historical contexts. He examines the ways in which the Passion is narrated and renarrated in devotional treatises, paying particular attention to the modifications and enlargements of the narrative of the Passion as it is presented in the canonical gospels. Of particular interest to Bestul are the representations of Jews, women, and the body of the crucified Christ. Bestul argues that the greatly enlarged role of the Jews in the Passion narratives of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries is connected to the rising anti-Judaism of the period. He explores how the representations of women, particularly the Virgin Mary, express cultural values about the place of women in late medieval society and reveal an increased interest in female subjectivity.
Related Titles: Middle Ages series
Publisher: Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc
Creation Date: 2015
Format: 272
Language: English

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Texts of the Passion: Latin Devotional Literature and Medieval Society

Bestul, Thomas H

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc 2015

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