Liturgists and Dance in the Twelfth Century: The Witness of John Beleth and Sicard of Cremona

Dancing is not often associated with Christian liturgy, at least in modern experience. Yet according to the Mitralis de Officio of Sicard, bishop of Cremona (1185–1215), composed about 1200, the circular dance (chorea) provides a key metaphor for understanding the liturgy of Easter. Sicard here draw...

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Main Author: Mews, Constant J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2009
In: Church history
Year: 2009, Volume: 78, Issue: 3, Pages: 512-548
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