Texts of the passion : Latin devotional literature and medieval society / Thomas H. Bestul.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bestul, Thomas H. (Thomas Howard), 1942- author.

Series:

Middle Ages series.

Middle Ages series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)--History and criticism.

Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern).

Devotional literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)--History and criticism.

Devotional literature, Latin (Medieval and modern).

Literature and society--Europe--History.

Literature and society.

Civilization, Medieval, in literature.

Jesus Christ--Passion--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Jesus Christ.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennyslvania Press, [1996]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Introduction: Methodology and Theoretical Orientations

Chapter 2. Medieval Narratives of the Passion of Christ

Chapter 3. The Representation of the Jews in Medieval Passion Narratives

Chapter 4. Gender and the Representation of Women in Medieval Passion Narratives

Chapter 5. The Passion of Christ and the Institution of Torture

Appendix 1: Meditation by Bernard on the Lamentation of the Blessed Virgin

Appendix 2: Preliminary Catalogue of Medieval Latin Passion Narratives

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-257) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5128-0087-2

0-585-12648-8

OCLC:

44960259