
Papal Ceremonial at Rome in the Twelfth Century
Susan Twyman(Author)
Henry Bradshaw Society (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 2002
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Hardback
263 pages
978-1-870252-16-4 (ISBN)
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An examination of the papal adventus ceremony, deriving from the ritual reception performed for the ruler in antiquity, and the changes it underwent during the century.
This book examines the character and significance of the adventus ceremonies which were accorded to medieval popes and for which there is much evidence in the twelfth-century sources. The papal adventus, hitherto unstudied in anylanguage, retained the framework and much of the familiar symbolism of the ritual reception performed for the ruler in antiquity. During the twelfth century it was performed for popes with unprecedented frequency, providing, in particular, a vital part of the papal accession ritual. On such occasions adventus represented a demonstration of consent to rule, a sense that was expressed through traditional idioms evoking the triumph of the ruler. But the meaning of the ritual altered towards the end of the century as a result of the breakdown of relations between the papacy and the Romans, and the adventus provided an opportunity for the Romans to express their own agenda wherein consent meant the right of acceptance or veto by the people. Dr SUSAN TWYMAN teaches in the Faculty of Continuing Education, Birkbeck College, London University.
This book examines the character and significance of the adventus ceremonies which were accorded to medieval popes and for which there is much evidence in the twelfth-century sources. The papal adventus, hitherto unstudied in anylanguage, retained the framework and much of the familiar symbolism of the ritual reception performed for the ruler in antiquity. During the twelfth century it was performed for popes with unprecedented frequency, providing, in particular, a vital part of the papal accession ritual. On such occasions adventus represented a demonstration of consent to rule, a sense that was expressed through traditional idioms evoking the triumph of the ruler. But the meaning of the ritual altered towards the end of the century as a result of the breakdown of relations between the papacy and the Romans, and the adventus provided an opportunity for the Romans to express their own agenda wherein consent meant the right of acceptance or veto by the people. Dr SUSAN TWYMAN teaches in the Faculty of Continuing Education, Birkbeck College, London University.
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Language
English
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Woodbridge
United Kingdom
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Professional and scholarly
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Cloth over boards
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2 line illus.
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Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
1 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-870252-16-4 (9781870252164)
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Dr SUSAN TWYMAN teaches in the Faculty of Continuing Education, Birkbeck College, London University.
Content
Sources; the emergence of "Adventus" as a papal prerogative; extra-mural "Adventus" at Rome and papal accession; "Adventus" as an act of consent; intra-mural "Adventus" at Rome.