Cambridge, Corpus Christi College MS 334 and its Implications: A Source for Paul the Deacon’s Homiliary
Rosamond McKitterick
Despite their large number and potential significance for our understanding of the genesis Christian thought practice, early medieval sermons have been conspicuously neglected by modern scholarship. Taking lead from recent studies that transformed post-Roman world, various contributors to this collection essays explore a wide range topics related composition, transmission, dissemination homiliaries in West. Some papers focus on individual an attempt identify authors aims; others examine manuscript evidence compilation transmission composite homiliaries; few question concept as peculiar genre merits special attention. By bringing into centre discussion volume, which is first book dedicated homiliaries, makes important contribution religious culture This multi-lingual examines plethora texts which, past, were pushed margins historical research, offers fresh look at these works own cultural, religious, social context.
Sermo