Corpus Christi - The Eucharist in Late Medieval Culture (Paperback, Revised)

This book studies later medieval culture (c. 1150-1500) through its central symbol: the eucharist. From the twelfth century onward the eucharist was designed by the Church as the foremost sacrament. The claim that this ritual brought into presence Christ's own body, and offered it to believers, underpinned the sacramental system and the clerical meditation upon which it depended. The book explores the context in which the sacramental world was created and the cultural processes through which it was disseminated, interpreted and used. With attention to the variety of eucharistic meanings and practices, the book moves from the "design" of the eucharist in the twelfth century to its redesign in the sixteenth--a story of the emergence of a symbol, its use and interpretation and final transformation.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 1992
First published:	1991
Authors:	Miri Rubin
Dimensions:	229 x 154 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	452
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-43805-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian liturgy, prayerbooks & hymnals > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian liturgy, prayerbooks & hymnals > General Books > Christianity > Christian liturgy, prayerbooks & hymnals
LSN:	0-521-43805-5
Barcode:	9780521438056

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