Gendering Dark Age Jesus
Lynda L. Coon
Jesus's body was visualised in strikingly gendered ways the Carolingian world. The Jesus of Empire could move deftly between styles, from feminised victim to hyper-masculinised victor; at same time, he delicately dance these two modes existence and do so within space one manuscript page. Three manuscripts produced ninth century contain bold images a fleshly Jesus: Stuttgart Psalter (c.820s), Sacramentary Gellone (c.800) acrostic poem abbey Fulda, In Honour Holy Cross (c.810/830s). These codices are associated with period cultural flourishing known as renovatio, or renewal classical patristic culture reforming agenda Frankish church. Each presents Dark Age distinct, interpretative backdrops – tortured, fecund imperial divergence style underscoring how evangelical portrait its fluctuating gender were staged pastoral North for different audiences. Carolingians did impart series that defy stereotypes early medieval Christianity, including idea intimacy human saviour is spiritual legacy subsequent eras.
Gender & History