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I am not sure I can help you on this, Kevin, but I am just finishing a
translation of extracts from 15th century Ferrara that give
descriptions of the perfomance of The Passion of Christ. There is no
bleeding host in the performance, but other details are interesting,
including the The Trial of Jesus, Hanging of Judas, Harrowing of Hell,
& other well known episodes from the life of Jesus. Jews in Ferrara
were required to hear a sermon during holy week and one one occasion a
converted Jew gave the sermon. Most of Ferrara's jews came from Spain
and in 1492 there were about 1,500 living there. I have never heard
of a "bleeding host" in performance of a play and would be interested
in any details you find about it. yrs, tom ault
On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 14:37:17 +0800
Jia Jun <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
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> I asked a question about the presence of bleeding Hosts and the
>Corpus Christi(including the crucified body of Christ as represented
>through the actor) in medieval plays. So far, I have been considering
>the doctrine of Real presence in relation to it. As in Corpus Christi
>and Jeu de Passion plays, part of the stipulations being raised
>inside the plays would be that the host(s) must bleed and especially
>produce signs of its transformation in order to proselytize and
>convert hardened Jews and pagans. I am wondering about the extent to
>which the rule of Real Presence, that the bread and wine are indeed
>the Body and Blood of Christ, applies to the onstage setting with the
>vital premise of mimesis. Are there any books which can point me out
>to the doctrine of Real Presence and its sustained developments over
>the course of the Middle Ages?
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> Sincerely,
> Kevin Teo
>
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