The Unbounded Body in the Age of Liturgical Reproduction
Miracle stories from the sixth and seventh centuries about irregular, accidental, and inadvertent Eucharists demonstrate God's unbounded and excessive material body. These traditions provide a counterpoint to ascetic emphasis on bodily discipline and limits. As narratives of divine abundance, t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
2009
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Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2009, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 267-279 |
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| Summary: | Miracle stories from the sixth and seventh centuries about irregular, accidental, and inadvertent Eucharists demonstrate God's unbounded and excessive material body. These traditions provide a counterpoint to ascetic emphasis on bodily discipline and limits. As narratives of divine abundance, these tales contain implicit theologies of the Eucharist and theories of ritual efficacy through the recitation of anaphoral prayers. |
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| ISSN: | 1086-3184 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/earl.0.0261 |