Parading Staurothekes in Norman Sicily: Relics, Community, and the Conversion of the Other†
This article explores the liturgical functions of cross-shaped staurothekes, reliquaries of the True Cross, in twelfth-century Sicily. These luxurious objects were once at the centre of the devotion of the growing Christian communities on an island undergoing dramatic social changes. This contributi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2021
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Journal of religious history
Year: 2021, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 304-334 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Kingdom
/ Interreligiosity
/ Christianity
/ Staurothek
/ Cross of Christ
/ Relic
/ Procession
/ Conversion (Religion)
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KBJ Italy RC Liturgy RH Evangelization; Christian media |
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| Summary: | This article explores the liturgical functions of cross-shaped staurothekes, reliquaries of the True Cross, in twelfth-century Sicily. These luxurious objects were once at the centre of the devotion of the growing Christian communities on an island undergoing dramatic social changes. This contribution examines the figuration of these crosses and the messages they conveyed to their audiences, focusing on documented processions as displays of public piety. To this end, the contents of two liturgical manuscripts from Palermo, evidence in contemporary pictorial arts and coinage, and the urban layout of the Norman capital will shed light on the reception of the symbol of the cross in the cosmopolitan, yet increasingly intolerant Sicilian kingdom. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9809 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/1467-9809.12744 |