changing perceptions of the material world in late medieval Christianity Ritchey, Sara Margaret creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. Electronic books. nyu 2014 monographic eng 1 online resource. "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"-- The mirror of holy virginity -- Virginitas and viriditas -- Clare of Assisi and the ligna of crucifixion -- The Franciscan bough -- An estranged wilderness. Sara Ritchey. Includes bibliographical references and index. 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 Nature - Religious aspects - Catholic Church - History of doctrines - Middle Ages, 600-1500 BX1795.N36 R58 2014eb 231.709/02 Ritchey, Sara Margaret, author. (DLC) 2013050341 (OCoLC)863196067 9780801470950 (electronic bk.) 0801470951 (electronic bk.) 22573/ctt592v8z JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=671309 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=671309 N$T 140407 20200709060019.0 ocn875894967 eng