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The Pope's Body
Agostino Paravicini-Bagliani
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Hardcover. In contrast to the role traditionally fulfilled by secular rulers, the Pope has been perceived as an individual existing in a body subject to decay and death, yet at the same time a corporeal representation of Christ and the Church. Using an array of evidence this text addresses this paradox. Translator(s): Peterson, David S. Num Pages: 408 pages, 6 colour plates, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 700.
In contrast to the role traditionally fulfilled by secular rulers, the pope has been perceived as an individual person existing in a body subject to decay and death, yet at the same time a corporeal representation of Christ and the Church, eternity and salvation. Using an array of evidence from the 11th through the 15th centuries, Agostino Paravicini-Bagliani addresses this paradox. He studies the rituals, metaphors and images of the pope's body as they developed over time and shows how they resulted in the expectation that the pope's body be simultaneously physical and metaphorical. Also included is a particular emphasis ... Read more
In contrast to the role traditionally fulfilled by secular rulers, the pope has been perceived as an individual person existing in a body subject to decay and death, yet at the same time a corporeal representation of Christ and the Church, eternity and salvation. Using an array of evidence from the 11th through the 15th centuries, Agostino Paravicini-Bagliani addresses this paradox. He studies the rituals, metaphors and images of the pope's body as they developed over time and shows how they resulted in the expectation that the pope's body be simultaneously physical and metaphorical. Also included is a particular emphasis ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226034379
SKU
V9780226034379
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