Print

Print
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Thank you so much, Paul, for writing. The three texts you suggested are, indeed, helpful!

On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 1:59 AM, Paul Chandler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I'm not sure if any of these touch directly on the Litany, but they should be worth checking for general background and further bibliography:

Caroline Walker Bynum, "The Blood of Christ in the Later Middle Ages", Church History 71 (2002): 685-714. 

Caroline Walker Bynum, Wonderful Blood : Theology and Practice in Late Medieval Northern Germany and Beyond (2007).

Nicholas Vincent, The Holy Blood : King Henry III and the Westminster Blood Relic (2001).

-- Paul

 


On 9 August 2015 at 02:05, Joel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture

Dear List,

I thought I would consult the considerable collective intellect and bibliographic expertise of the List to ask if anyone had any leads on the history of the Litany of the Most Precious Blood, which was officially sanctioned only in 1960, by John XXIII, but appears to have a history dating back to the 13thC (according to one source).  The late apologist and Physics professor Stanley Jaki, OSB, seems to have written a history of the litany, which a blog post of his from 2009 claims he will include in the introduction to his commentary on each of the 24 invocations.  I can't seem to find at any library a copy of Jaki's book (published by Realview Books, a press Jaki started), and I'd rather not purchase a copy sight unseen. 

Can anyone point me in the right direction to historical material, primary source texts, or even secondary texts that might help me construct a history for the Litany?  Even historical background on the devotion to the Most Precious Blood and the medieval cult of Christ's blood would be appreciated!

Best,
Joel
--
Jose (Joel) Nebres
Ph. D Candidate
University of Connecticut (Storrs)

********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion



--
Paul Chandler, O.Carm.
Holy Spirit Seminary  |  PO Box 18 (487 Earnshaw Road)  |  Banyo Qld 4014  |  Australia
office: (07) 3246 9888  |  home: (07) 3246 9894
[log in to unmask] 
********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion



--
Jose (Joel) Nebres
Ph. D Candidate
University of Connecticut (Storrs)

********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion