Abstract
The adoption, after the 1570, of the Roman rite as the universal liturgy of the Catholic church led to the disappearance of many colorful medieval ceremonies. For instance, on Palm Sunday the entrance of Christ into Jerusalem was celebrated in German-speaking lands with the use of a statue of Christ on a donkey that was pulled through the city. On Good Friday, some churches commemorated Christ’s burial by unnailing an articulated figure of Christ from a crucifix and placing it into a sepulcher. On Easter, a statue of Christ was sometimes placed on the sepulcher to signify his resurrection. And on Ascension Thursday, the same statue was in some churches pulled through an opening in the vault to represent his ascension. In this paper, I discuss these practices and their history.
Presenters
Christophe ChaguinianAssociate Professor of French, Department of World Languages, Cultures and Literatures, University of North Texas, Texas, United States
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Medieval Liturgy, Articulated Figures, Holy Week
