The Liturgy of the Late Anglo-Saxon Church (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781870252218)

New research into the liturgy of Anglo-Saxon history, with important implications for church history in general.

The essays in this volume offer the fruits of new research into the liturgical rituals of later Anglo-Saxon England. They include studies of individual rites, the production, adaptation and transmission of texts, vernacular gospeltranslations, liturgical drama and the influence of the liturgy on medical remedies, poetry and architecture; also covered are the tenth-century Benedictine Reforms and the growth of pastoral care. It will be valuable for anyoneinterested in later Anglo-Saxon England as well as medieval liturgy and church history.

Author: Helen Gittos
ISBN-10: 1870252217
ISBN-13: 9781870252218
Publisher: Henry Bradshaw Society
Language: English
Published: 06/30/2005
Pages: 344
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.62lbs
Size: 8.88h x 5.58w x 1.13d