Approaching the Bible in Medieval England - (Manchester Medieval Studies) by Eyal Poleg (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Traces how the Bible came to be known by lay people through different mediums. It brings together intellectual and religious history with art history, music, literature and social history to trace how the Bible was sung and preached, revered and studied in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century England.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>How did people learn their Bibles in the Middle Ages? Did church murals, biblical manuscripts, sermons or liturgical processions transmit the Bible in the same way? <p/>This book unveils the dynamics of biblical knowledge and dissemination in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century England. An extensive and interdisciplinary survey of biblical manuscripts and visual images, sermons and chants, reveals how the unique qualities of each medium became part of the way the Bible was known and recalled; how oral, textual, performative and visual means of transmission joined to present a surprisingly complex biblical worldview. This study of liturgy and preaching, manuscript culture and talismanic use introduces the concept of biblical mediation, a new way to explore Scriptures and society. It challenges the lay-clerical divide by demonstrating that biblical exegesis was presented to the laity in non-textual means, while the 'naked text' of the Bible remained elusive even for the educated clergy.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Paraphrases of Gregory the Great's dictum permeate scholarship on the medieval Bible, arguing that the Bible was known to the laity through image, through sermons or liturgy. This book traces the mechanisms and impact of such mediated knowledge. It demonstrates - through an extensive survey of biblical manuscripts, court records, sermon collections, visual images and liturgical rites - how the Bible assumed rhythm and image, locations and gestures; how means of transmission shared space and time, and complemented one another in shaping popular and elite perceptions of the biblical text. The dynamics of biblical mediation in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century England is explored in four manifestations of the medieval Bible: in liturgical processions Bible and audience were linked by a unique form of non-textual biblical exegesis; sacred books were used as icons in churches and courts of law, judged by their covers and valued for their antiquity; the innovative type of biblical manuscripts that emerged c.1230 employed ink and script, illumination and addenda, to portray a very specific view of the Bible; preachers - an important user-group of these manuscripts - brought the Bible to life while exploring its depths and complexities. This book will appeal to students of medieval culture and religion, as well as to those interested in the Bible and its reception. It argues that biblical mediation was far from means of clerical control, but rather a vital tool in bridging the impassable gap between society and the Scriptures it held dear.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>'<i>Approaching the Bible in medieval England</i> is an absorbing and suggestive book. It is richly interdisciplinary, informed by a breadth of knowledge and scholarship. As well as its productive model for reception history it offers a compelling account of the relationship between texts and practice in the religious culture of later medieval England.' Julia Boffey, Queen Mary, University of London, Book of the Month, February 2014 'The volume makes an important contribution to our understanding of the use of the Bible in medieval England and its most lasting effect, as I have indicated, is to provoke questions and prompt a host of ideas for further research.' Dr Richard Marsden, Reviews in History, Reviews, May 2014 'Poleg's study is a must-read for scholars of liturgy, preaching, manuscripts, and legal history in England and beyond.' Diane J. Reilly, Indiana University, Sharp News Vol 23 No. 4, 1 December 2014 '<i>Approaching the Bible</i> is a valuable introduction to the practical role of religion in everyday life in late medieval England, of great interest both to religious historians and to scholars of late medieval literature.' Anna Wilson, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies Volume 45 (2014), 1 January 2014<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><br>Eyal Poleg is Lecturer in Material History, 1200-1700, at Queen Mary University of London<br>
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