The Precious Blood of Christ: faith, rituals and civic and religious meaning during the centuries of Mantuan devotion
This article explores the main meanings given to the presence of the relic of the Precious Blood of Christ in the city of Mantua, and also highlights the links with the Altdorf-Weingarten relic of the same, which derives from it. For centuries the presence of this relic has intertwined in several wa...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2017]
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International journal for the study of the Christian church
Year: 2017, Volume: 17, Issue: 4, Pages: 228-245 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBB German language area KBJ Italy KCD Hagiography; saints |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Ascension B Transubstantiation B Eucharist B Gonzaga B Relics B Rituals B Charlemagne B Liturgy B Holy Blood B sacred royalty B Feast Days B Precious Blood |
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| Summary: | This article explores the main meanings given to the presence of the relic of the Precious Blood of Christ in the city of Mantua, and also highlights the links with the Altdorf-Weingarten relic of the same, which derives from it. For centuries the presence of this relic has intertwined in several ways with events in Mantua and has shaped some of their most significant religious and cultural expressions. Above all, during the Middle Ages, the Precious Blood had a widespread impact, destined to expand all over Europe. However, we possess vague and scarcely defined evidence of this, as much of the evidence was removed, mostly in the name of rationalist critique, and diminished with the passing of time. Within a long-term perspective, the text which follows here aims to tackle some relevant problematic issues, from a historical and historico-anthropological viewpoint. It attempts both to strengthen understanding of the local and wider intertwining which characterised the development of such a relevant religious experience of our culture, and also to enter into contact with essential aspects of it. |
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| ISSN: | 1747-0234 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal for the study of the Christian church
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1474225X.2017.1461001 |
