>Dear fellow medieval-religionists,
>I am writing in the name of a doctoral student of ours, who is working on
the socio-liturgical role of synagogues in northern France and Germany
(10-12th c.). I am the general historian in his supervisory committee, and
he came to me asking for parallel materials on liturgy and ritual - and
their social role (the sort of thing John Bossy did for the early modern
era) among Christians in the same areas. Being a social historian, I could
still direct him to the proper theological authorities, but my knowledge of
ritual and liturgy amounts to near-total ignorance. Several very learned
members of the group are sure to be able to help.
>I hereby append the query as he phrased it:
>"I am looking for bibliographical references for
>historical/anthropological research of Church ritual and the use of
>sacred space in Northern France and Germany in the 10th to 14th
>centuries. In addition: Has work been done on correlations between
>church ritual and culture or social structure e.g. the impact of
>literacy on public readings of the gospels, Church sermons,or the
>ritualisation of prayer or the eucharist in this period?"
>The idea isn't to look for influences, but for parallel developments.
>Since the subject has arisen more than once, I suggest that the kind
helpers address their answers either to me ([log in to unmask]) or to
Alick Epstein in person ([log in to unmask])
>
>With many thanks,
>
>Esther Cohen
>Department of History
>Hebrew University
>Jerusalem
>
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