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1 online resource |
Series |
Brill's companions to the Christian tradition, 1871-6377 ; volume 98 |
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Brill's companions to the Christian tradition ; volume 98.
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Contents |
Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 The Song of Songs and Its History -- 2 Modern Resistance to the Allegorical Tradition -- 3 Renewed Appreciation for the Pre-modern Song of Songs -- 4 Companion to the Song of Songs in Christian Spirituality -- Chapter 1 Mystical Wounds: Eastern Patristic Authors on the Song of Songs -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Overview of Key Authors -- 3 Wounds of Love -- 4 Conclusion |
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Chapter 2 "A Garden Enclosed, a Fountain Sealed": The Song of Songs and Ritual Purity in Early Latin Christianity -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Song of Songs and Ritual Purity in North Africa -- 3 The Song of Songs and Virginity in Italy -- 4 The Early Latin Commentary Tradition -- 5 Conclusion -- Chapter 3 The Song of Songs in the Early Middle Ages: From Gregory the Great to the Gregorian Reform -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Gregory the Great and the Venerable Bede -- 3 Alcuin and the Carolingians -- 4 The Song of Songs and the Gregorian Reform -- 5 Conclusion |
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Chapter 4 The Cistercian Song: Reception of Bernard of Clairvaux's Exegesis in Later Cistercian Interpretations of the Song of Songs -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Bernard of Clairvaux: Exemplary Abbot and Exegete -- 3 William of St. Thierry: Conversations with a Friend -- 4 Gilbert of Hoyland and John of Ford: Successors -- 5 Conclusion -- Chapter 5 The Song of Songs as a Call to Action: Scholastic Interpretation in the High Middle Ages -- Chapter 6 The Song of Songs in Aelred of Rievaulx's Liturgical Preaching -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Aelred of Rievaulx's Preaching "from" the Song of Songs |
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3 The Advent of the Lord (Sermons 1, 2, 80, 86) -- 4 The Nativity of the Lord (Sermons 3, 48, 81, 91) -- 5 The Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord (Sermons 50, 110) -- 6 The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord and Purification of Holy Mary (Sermons 5, 32, 51, 101, 102) -- 7 The Annunciation of the Lord (Sermons 9, 57, 59, 60, 118, 119) -- 8 Palm Sunday (Sermons 10, 35) -- 9 Easter (Sermons 12, 121) -- 10 Ascension (Sermons 124, 125) -- 11 Pentecost (Sermons 67, 68, 128) -- 12 The Assumption of Holy Mary (Sermons 20, 45, 73, 74, 153, 154, 156, 157, 167, 168, 169) |
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13 Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Sermons 23, 75, 159, 162, 164, 166) -- 14 All Saints (Sermons 26, 76, 77) -- Chapter 7 The Beautiful Men of the Song of Songs?: Replacing and Erasing the Female Beloved in Ancient and Medieval Jewish Interpretation -- 1 Introduction: What Bothered Early Jewish Readers about Song of Songs? -- 2 Targum and Early Midrash -- 3 Song of Songs Rabbah -- 4 Real Men and Women and Song of Songs Rabbah -- 5 The Female Beloved and/as the Community of Israel -- 6 Breast Milk, Torah, and the Nourishing of Israel -- 7 The Male Beloved and/as God |
Summary |
"The essays in this volume including a chapter on Jewish interpretation present the diverse forms of spirituality inspired by the Song since the beginning of the Christian era"-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 10, 2021) |
SUBJECT |
Bible. Song of Solomon -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History
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Bible. Song of Solomon fast |
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Spirituality -- Biblical teaching
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Spirituality -- Biblical teaching
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Robinson, Timothy H., editor
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LC no. |
2021017580 |
ISBN |
9004209506 |
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9789004209503 |
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