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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture If you haven't already, you might take a look at Caroline Bynum's _The Resurrection of the Body in Western Christianity, 200-1336_ (New York, 1995) and her earlier article, "Bodily Miracles and the Resurrection of the Body" in _Belief in History_, ed. Thomas Kselman (Notre Dame, 1991), pp. 68-106. Torie Reed Museum of Fine Arts, Boston --- Thomas Izbicki <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval > religion and culture > > Two fairly recent items: > > Title: Another look at the disappearing Christ: > corporeal and spiritual vision in early medieval > images > Personal Author: Deshman, Robert > Peer Reviewed Journal: Y > Journal Name: The Art Bulletin > Source: The Art Bulletin v. 79 (September 1997) p. > 518-46 > Publication Year: 1997 > Physical Description: Illustration > ISSN: 0004-3079 > Language of Document: English > Abstract: Returning to the remarkable image of > Christ disappearing from sight at the Ascension, > analyzed half a century ago in a classic article by > Meyer Schapiro, this study introduces additional > texts and images to advance a new interpretation. In > contrast to Schapiro, the author situates the > innovation firmly in eleventh century theology and > image theory. He also identifies significant > variants within the tradition, traces the diverse > sources of the concept in older pictures and texts, > and demonstrates that the conceit of Christ shown > only from the waist down marked the limits of > corporeal sight as an instrument of spiritual > practice. Reprinted by permission of the College Art > Association, Inc. > Subject(s): Ascension of Christ in art; Illuminated > manuscripts, Anglo-Saxon; Theology; Jesus > > Title: Die Himmelfahrt Christi > Personal Author: Kapp, Maria > Journal Name: Weltkunst > Source: Weltkunst v. 73 no. 5 (May 2003) p. 718 > Publication Year: 2003 > Physical Description: Illustration > ISSN: 0043-261X > Language of Document: German > Abstract: A brief introduction to the iconography of > the Ascension of Christ. Images of the Ascension of > Christ have been known to exist since the Early > Christian period. Christ appears from a cloud, > surrounded by rays or in a mandorla, which may be > accompanied by angels. The Apostles and Mary are > arranged along the lower edge of the picture. Since > the high Middle Ages, Christ's footprints on the > Mount of Olives (depicted as a rock or mountain) > have been shown. In this case, only the legs and > feet of Christ, to the hem of his garment, are > shown. During the Baroque period, the Ascension, as > a single scene or as part of a series, was a one of > the frequently shown events from the life of Christ. > Subject(s): Ascension of Christ in art; Christian > art and symbolism > > Tom Izbicki > > Thomas Izbicki > Collection Development Coordinator > Eisenhower Library > Johns Hopkins > Baltimore, MD 21218 > (410)516-7173 > fax (410)516-8399 > > >>> [log in to unmask] 10/21/05 10:22 AM >>> > 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. 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