03674cam a2200637Ki 4500 ocn875894967 OCoLC 20200709060019.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 140407s2014 nyu ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T OCLCO YDXCP P@U E7B JSTOR IDEBK COO EBLCP 922998481 961546180 9780801470950 (electronic bk.) 0801470951 (electronic bk.) 9780801452536 0801452538 (OCoLC)875894967 (OCoLC)922998481 (OCoLC)961546180 22573/ctt592v8z JSTOR BX1795.N36 R58 2014eb REL 067000 bisacsh REL067080 bisacsh HIS037010 bisacsh SOC028000 bisacsh 231.709/02 23 MAIN Ritchey, Sara Margaret, author. Holy matter : changing perceptions of the material world in late medieval Christianity / Sara Ritchey. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2014. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The mirror of holy virginity -- Virginitas and viriditas -- Clare of Assisi and the ligna of crucifixion -- The Franciscan bough -- An estranged wilderness. "A magnificent proliferation of new Christ-centered devotional practices--including affective meditation, imitative suffering, crusade, Eucharistic cults and miracles, passion drama, and liturgical performance--reveals profound changes in the Western Christian temperament of the twelfth century and beyond. This change has often been attributed by scholars to an increasing emphasis on God's embodiment in the incarnation and crucifixion of Christ. In Holy Matter, Sara Ritchey offers a fresh narrative explaining theological and devotional change by journeying beyond the human body to ask how religious men and women understood the effects of God's incarnation on the natural, material world. She finds a remarkable willingness on the part of medieval Christians to embrace the material world--its trees, flowers, vines, its worms and wolves--as a locus for divine encounter"-- Publisher's Web site. Description based on print version record. Master record variable field(s) change: 082 Nature Religious aspects Catholic Church History of doctrines Middle Ages, 600-1500. Spiritual life Christianity History of doctrines Middle Ages, 600-1500. Natural theology History of doctrines Middle Ages, 600-1500. Theology, Doctrinal History Middle Ages, 600-1500. RELIGION / Christian Theology / General bisacsh Nature - Religious aspects - Catholic Church - History of doctrines - Middle Ages, 600-1500. Electronic books. Electronic books. Print version: Ritchey, Sara Margaret, author. Holy matter 9780801452536 (DLC) 2013050341 (OCoLC)863196067 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=671309 EBSCOhost EBSC 671309 YBP Library Services YANK 11728411 Project MUSE MUSE muse34652 ebrary EBRY ebr10856312 Ingram Digital eBook Collection IDEB cis30391408 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL3138584 92 N$T 54184 54184