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I already have a copy on order, Bill, and will collect it when I'm back in
London in two weeks time, Deo et aeronavibus volentibus. As you would
expect, I am particularly interested in Chapter 5 and the Epilogue.
Stan
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From: "Bill East" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 3:17 AM
Subject: Re: [M-R] ritual and the rood
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Sorry about that - there was some problem typing that last message. It
> may be helpful to quote Eamonn's own summary of the structure of his
> book, from pages 8-9:
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> "Chapter One surveys the history of the Ruthwell Cross, and the central
> questions raised about it in modern debate.
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> "Chapters Two to Five examine the liturgical themes reflected in the
> iconography of the cross. Christ's uncorrupted birth from the Virgin's
> womb was a vital element in the argument that Christ possessed human
> will and courage, revealed above all at the Passion (Chapter Two).
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> "The Ruthwell Cross particularly reflects the liturgical themes
> central to Lent and Easter (Chapter Three) and to the triduum of Good
> Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday as celebrated in the seventh
> and early eighth centuries (Chapter Four).
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> "Chapter Five shows how the Ruthwell community adapted contemporary
> Roman liturgy to their own local needs.
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> "Chapter Six sums up the liturgical evidence of the previous chapters,
> and examines the roles the cross may have played in the life of a local
> religious community.
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> "Chapter Seven turns to the Vercelli poem, in which the Crucifixion
> narrative is provided with an interpretative dream-vision frame, which
> adapts the narrative to the devotional needs of a private reader . . .
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> " Chapter Eight examines the Brussels Cross, itself a liturgical
> object. . .
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> "The Epilogue shows that early Roman eucharistic prayers, which may
> have helped inspire the earliest seventh-century versions of the
> English narrative, were still available in the Sarum Missal (Aha!) . .
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> "The Book ends by examining Donne's poem, because it explicitly
> discuses some of the theological issues implied, centuries before, by
> the Old English Crucifixion narratives."
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> So there you have it. I would be particularly interested in the
> opinions of Stan Metheny, our liturgist par excellence, and of Carolyn
> Esser, who I know owns the book and believe has read it; but of course
> many others may have something to say.
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