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Ringleaders of redemption : how medieval dance became sacred / Kathryn Dickason.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dickason, Kathryn, author.
- Series:
- Oxford studies in historical theology.
- Oxford Studies in Historical Theology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christianity and culture--Europe.
- Christianity and culture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (392 pages) : illustrations (colour).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- In popular thought, Christianity is often figured as being opposed to dance. Throughout the medieval era, the Latin Church denounced and prohibited dancing, often aligning it with demonic intervention, lust, pride, and sacrilege. However, 'Ringleaders of Redemption' reveals how the historical sources - including biblical commentaries, sermons, saints' lives, ecclesiastical statutes, mystical treatises, vernacular literature, and iconography from France, Italy, Germany, England, Spain, and beyond - tell a different story.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2021.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-752730-2
- 0-19-752728-0
- 0-19-752729-9
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