Texts of the Passion: Latin Devotional Literature and Medieval Society

Thomas H. Bestul

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 1997

Texts of the Passion

Latin Devotional Literature and Medieval Society

Thomas H. Bestul

In the series The Middle Ages Series

https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512800876

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In this book Thomas H. Bestul constructs the literary history of the Latin Passion narratives, placing them within their social, cultural, and historical contexts. He examines the ways in which the Passion is narrated and renarrated in devotional treatises, paying particular attention to the modifications and enlargements of the narrative of the Passion as it is presented in the canonical gospels.

Of particular interest to Bestul are the representations of Jews, women, and the body of the crucified Christ. Bestul argues that the greatly enlarged role of the Jews in the Passion narratives of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries is connected to the rising anti-Judaism of the period. He explores how the representations of women, particularly the Virgin Mary, express cultural values about the place of women in late medieval society and reveal an increased interest in female subjectivity.

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Thomas H. Bestul is Professor of English at the University of Illlinois, Chicago.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Chapter 1. Introduction: Methodology and Theoretical Orientations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Medieval Narratives of the Passion of Christ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
Chapter 3. The Representation of the Jews in Medieval Passion Narratives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
Chapter 4. Gender and the Representation of Women in Medieval Passion Narratives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
Chapter 5. The Passion of Christ and the Institution of Torture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
Appendix 1: Meditation by Bernard on the Lamentation of the Blessed Virgin (Meditacio Bernardi de lamentacione beate virginis) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
Appendix 2: Preliminary Catalogue of Medieval Latin Passion Narratives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	186
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	258

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 272
Keywords: Religion; Medieval and Renaissance Studies; Literature; Cultural Studies; Religious Studies

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Published: August 5, 2015
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