IMC 2012: Sessions
Session 1133: Theology and Liturgy in the Early Middle Ages, II: Angels and Saints, Prayer and Doctrine
Wednesday 11 July 2012, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | Medieval Research Centre, University of Leicester |
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Organiser: | Helen Foxhall Forbes, School of Historical Studies, University of Leicester |
Moderator/Chair: | Erik Niblaeus, International Consortium for Research in the Humanities, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen-Nürnberg |
Paper 1133-a | Guardian Angels, Apocryphal Traditions, and the Effects of Liturgical Prayer on Anglo-Saxon Theology (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Hagiography, Liturgy, Theology |
Paper 1133-b | Liturgy and the Supernatural in English Episcopal Vitae, c. 900-1300 (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Hagiography, Liturgy, Theology |
Paper 1133-c | Poetry, Theology, and Liturgy: The Form and Function of Echtgus Úa Cúanáin's Treatise on Eucharistic Doctrine (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Liturgy, Sermons and Preaching, Theology |
Abstract | This session explores theology and liturgy in the early Middle Ages, focussing on the relationships between liturgy and doctrine, and the supernatural. The first paper examines developing ideas about guardian angels in 10th-century England, which were inspired by apocryphal traditions and liturgical texts. The second paper considers the role of liturgical rituals in narrative accounts of English bishops, and how liturgical performance and the miraculous contributed to hagiographical constructions of episcopal sanctity. The third paper explores Echtgus Úa Cúanáin's vernacular poetic treatise on Eucharistic doctrine, focussing on its relationship to the liturgy, its intended audience, and its contexts for use. |