Liturgical Celebrations with Emotional Expectations in Auxerre, 840-908

<p>Scholars traditionally date the origin of "affective piety" to the late-eleventh century. The place of emotions in early medieval devotional activity, therefore, has yet to be properly acknowledged. Based on exegetical and homiletic material written at the monastery of Saint-Germain (Auxerre) between 840 and 908, I argue that liturgical celebrations were to take place in a context suffused with both the experience and expression of emotions.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Year dc:date.available

2012

Author dc:creator

• Greene, Thomas A.

• Carolingian Europe
• Emotions
• Haimo of Auxerre
• Heiric of Auxerre
• Saint-Germain (Auxerre)
• West Frankish Kingdom
• Medieval History

Repository record dc:identifier

https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss/413

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ecommons.luc.edu:luc_diss-1412