The Song of Songs in the Early Middle Ages Hannah W. Matis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matis, Hannah W.

Series:

Studies in the History of Christian Traditions 191.

Studies in the History of Christian Traditions ; v. 191

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Song of Solomon.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2019.

Summary:

In The Song of Songs in the Early Middle Ages , Hannah W. Matis examines how the Song of Songs, the collection of Hebrew love poetry, was understood in the Latin West as an allegory of Christ and the church. This reading of the biblical text was passed down via the patristic tradition, established by the Venerable Bede, and promoted by the chief architects of the Carolingian reform. Throughout the ninth century, the Song of Songs became a text that Carolingian churchmen used to think about the nature of Christ and to conceptualize their own roles and duties within the church. This study examines the many different ways that the Song of Songs was read within its early medieval historical context.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright Page

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Introduction: Love in a Cold Climate: the Song of Songs and the Carolingian Reform

The Mother of Invention: Bede's Commentary on the Song of Songs

Adoptionism and the Song of Songs: Exegesis, Controversy, and Context

"Fair as the Moon, Bright as the Sun": Visions of the Church in the Song of Songs

Quis custodiet inches per secondos custodes? The Making of the City Watch

Writing a Song for Solomon: Song Exegesis for Carolingian Kings

"Love's Lament": Paschasius Radbertus and the Song of Songs

Conclusion

Back Matter

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-38925-3

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004389250 DOI