Carolingian Music, Ritual, and Theology
Nils Holger Petersen
Appearances can be deceptive; and medieval ritual practices are in this respect no exception. They perform stability through the codification of repetitive modes behaviour simultaneously admit flexibility their integration newer forms representation. mask historical contingencies own creation construct alternative narratives authority continuity. do not simply appear; appearance reflects mutual interplay construction modification. This collection eleven essays-which chronologically spans period from Carolingians to Catholic Reform movement later sixteenth century-explores double-edged potential practices; and, case, chiefly church rituals. It comprises a series individual studies by scholars literature, theology, music, visual arts. Each study examines particular moment change or transformation practices, illuminating, thereby, processes ritualization. In way, book both provides an impulse recent renewal methodological interest presents contributions specific scholarly discourses within broad area.
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