Dear all,
I'm working on editing a volume of essays, and a question of terminology has arisen that I thought perhaps someone here would be able to assist with.
At issue is Transubstantiation in the late medieval era (13th-14th c. Italy specifically)
What would one refer to it as in this period.
It is not officially church doctrine until Trent, correct? But calling it a "theory" didn't seem quite sufficient to me (but I'm an art historian, hence my asking opinions here).
The passage in question is:
"As theologians
explored and debated over the difficult relationship between Eucharistic
accidents and substance suggested by the [doctrine/theory?]of transubstantiation, that is, between the
appearance of bread in the Host and its ‘bread-ness’ or, as in the case of the
consecrated Host, its ‘Christ-ness’, they had to consider the relationship
between outside and inside, visible and invisible."
One solution would simply to say "suggested by Transubstantiation, that is..."
Is there something else one could call it more accurately?
(I realize it is a bit odd to give such a snippet out of its larger context, but considering it is not yet published, it seems inappropriate to give more.)
Thanks for any assistance!
Best regards,
Sarah W.
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Sarah S. Wilkins, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor
Pratt Institute
History of Art and Design Department
200 Willoughby Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205
