Medieval "artes praedicandi": a synthesis of scholastic sermon structure

In late medieval times theologians and preachers in Western Europe adopted a distinct and rigidly structured sermon format. The scholastic sermon was taught through technical treatises known as artes praedicandi. Wenzel focuses on the main features of the sermon. This book also includes a list of fo...

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Published in:Medieval Academy books
Main Author: Wenzel, Siegfried 1928- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Toronto Buffalo London University of Toronto Press 2015
Toronto 2015
In: Medieval Academy books (no. 114)
Series/Journal:Medieval Academy books no. 114
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Homiletics / Scholasticism
B Sermon / Teaching / Scholasticism / 1100-1500
IxTheo Classification:RA Practical theology
RE Homiletics
Further subjects:B Rhetoric, Medieval
B Preaching Study and teaching History Middle Ages, 600-1500
B Preaching Study and teaching History Middle Ages, 600-1500
B Sermons, Medieval History and criticism
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Summary:In late medieval times theologians and preachers in Western Europe adopted a distinct and rigidly structured sermon format. The scholastic sermon was taught through technical treatises known as artes praedicandi. Wenzel focuses on the main features of the sermon. This book also includes a list of forty-two major surviving artes praedicandi, discussing the evolution of the genre. --Book jacket
The Artes -- Scholastic sermon structure -- Sample sermon -- Other issues
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-124) and index
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ISBN:1442650109