medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Greetings!
Does anyone know if there is a study of the Ascension of Jesus in medieval
art? Is there a study of the ascension of saints after death in medieval
art? What is the connection between resurrection and ascension in the after
death experience of the saints? The reason why I ask is that I am working on
the ascension of Muhammad (or I should say, the disproving of his ascension
after death) in medieval Christian polemical literature. I am working on the
theory that because of the ascension of Jesus and the saints (especially
Francis of Assisi as depicted in two ascension scenes after his death in the
upper Basilica in Assisi) there is no way that medieval Christian writers
would allow the possibility of Muhammad's ascent (mir'aj) during his life
and especially after death (Christian polemical writers claimed that
Muhammad was to ascend to heaven three days after his death).
Any comments, leads, and/or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Steve
Steven J. McMichael, OFM Conv.
Theology Department
University of Saint Thomas
St. Paul, MN
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