medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I missed the round of exchanges on this yesterday, but years ago I wrote
an article on this topic “I Leave My Best Gown as a Vestment: Women’s
Spiritual Interests in the Late Medieval English Parish” /Magistra/, 4:1
(1998): 57-77.
Katherine French
Jim Bugslag wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>On 5 Feb 2007 at 16:33, Matthew Gabriele wrote:
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>>I have a parish church in London that prior to the Reformation had four coats for the Virgin Mary.
>>It seems they dressed a statute for festivals. I was wondering if you could suggest an article or
>>book that I could read re. the practice. Thanks.
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>Dear Matthew,
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>Richard C. Trexler, "Habiller et déshabiller les images: esquisse d'une analyse," in
>L'image et la production du sacré, Actes du colloque de Strasbourg (20-21 janvier 1988)
>organisé par le Centre d'Histoire des Religions de l'Université de Strasbourg II, Groupe «
>Théorie et pratique de l'image cultuelle », ed. Françoise Dunand, Jean-Michel Spieser and
>Jean Wirth (Paris: Méridiens Klincksieck, 1991), pp. 195-231
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>Marlene Albert-Llorca, Les Vierges miraculeuses. Legendes et rituels (Paris: Gallimard,
>2002)
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>The former is more historical, the latter more contemporary, based on field work largely in
>the diocese of Valencia in Spain. Unfortunately, the documentary evidence for England is
>now quite negligible, although for Marian devotion there, Edmund Waterton, Pietas
>Mariana Britannica: A History of English Devotion to the Most Blessed Virgin Marye
>Mother of God, with a Catalogue of Shrines, Sanctuaries, Offerings, Bequests, and Other
>Memorials of the Piety of Our Forefathers (London, 1879) is a real treasure trove of
>information on the Pre-Reformation situation. Continental sources are much richer,
>particularly in those places which have continuously been Catholic. They are a sort of "foot
>in the door", as far as England is concerned.
>Cheers,
>Jim Bugslag
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