St Martin of Tours was a protector saint of numerous French kings. His was one of the most successful saintly cults in medieval Europe, and the city of Tours functioned as a religious metropolis, drawing pilgrims from all over the continent. Until now, little has been known abou…
St Martin of Tours was a protector saint of numerous French kings. His was one of the most successful saintly cults in medieval Europe, and the city of Tours functioned as a religious metropolis, drawing pilgrims from all over the continent. Until now, little has been known abou…
The first study to explore the music of St Martin''s cult and its influence upon medieval religion, art and politics.
St Martin of Tours was a protector saint of numerous French kings. His was one of the most successful saintly cults in medieval Europe, and the city of Tours functioned as a religious metropolis, drawing pilgrims from all over the continent. Until now, little has been known abou…
This unique edition of the Book of Common Prayer includes the texts of three different versions, 1549, 1559, and 1662, to provide a panorama of the history of ritual in England from the Reformation to the present day. The first edition for the common reader, with full notes and …
"This title explores why Christians have different ways of looking at time, at how the life of the church is ordered and organized by days, weeks, seasons, and years. It provides detailed information about Sundays and festivals, the lectionary and propers, seasons and commemorat…
Opus Dei: an archaeology of duty
by Agamben, Giorgio, Kotsko, Adam
fromMeridian (Stanford, Calif.)
Opus Dei: an archaeology of duty
by ProQuest (Firm), Agamben, Giorgio, Kotsko, Adam
fromMeridian (Stanford, Calif.)
Opus Dei: an archaeology of duty
by Agamben, Giorgio, Kotsko, Adam
fromMeridian (Stanford, Calif.)
In this follow-up to The Kingdom and the Glory and The Highest Poverty, Agamben investigates the roots of our moral concept of duty in the theory and practice of Christian liturgy. Beginning with the New Testament and working through to late scholasticism and modern papal encycl…
In this follow-up to The Kingdom and the Glory and The Highest Poverty, Agamben investigates the roots of our moral concept of duty in the theory and practice of Christian liturgy. Beginning with the New Testament and working through to late scholasticism and modern papal encycl…