The Liturgy of the Late Anglo-Saxon Church (Henry Bradshaw Society Subsidia) (Henry Bradshaw Society Subsidia)

New research into the liturgy of Anglo-Saxon history, with important implications for church history in general. The essays in this volume offer the fruits of new research into the liturgical rituals of later Anglo-Saxon England. They include studies of individual rites, the production, adaptation and transmission of texts, vernacular gospeltranslations, liturgical drama and the influence of the liturgy on medical remedies, poetry and architecture; also covered are the tenth-century Benedictine Reforms and the growth of pastoral care. It will be valuable for anyoneinterested in later Anglo-Saxon England as well as medieval liturgy and church history. Roman Psalter, Its Old English Glosses And The English Benedictine Reform / Mechthild Gretsch -- Making The Liturgy: Winchester Scribes And Their Books / Susan Rankin -- Rending The Garment And Reading By The Rood: Regularis Concordia Rituals For Men And Women / Joyce Hill -- Rites For Public Penance In Late Anglo-saxon England / Sarah Hamilton -- Chrism Mass In Later Anglo-saxon England / Christopher A. Jones -- Veneration Of The Cross In Anglo-saxon England / Sarah Larratt Keefer / Rites And Ministries Of The Canons: Liturgical Rubrics To Vernacular Gospels And Their Functions In A European Context / Ursula Lenker -- Cross-referencing Anglo-saxon Liturgy And Remedies: The Sign Of The Cross As Ritual Protection / Karen Louise Jolly -- Sign Of The Cross: Poetic Performance And Liturgical Practice In The Junius 11 Manuscript / Catherine E. Karkov -- How Much Can Anglo-saxon Buildings Tell Us About Liturgy? / Richard Gem -- Ritual And Drama In Anglo-saxon England: The Dangers Of The Diachronic Perspective / M. Bradford Bedingfield. Edited By Helen Gittos And M. Bradford Bedingfield. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.