
The Daughter Zion Allegory in Medieval German Religious Writing
Annette Volfing(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 12. December 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
220 pages
978-0-367-88120-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Daughter Zion allegory represents a particular narrative articulation of the paradigm of bridal mysticism deriving from the Song of Songs, the core element of which is the quest of Daughter Zion for a worthy object of love. Examining medieval German religious writing (verse and prose) and Dutch prose works, Annette Volfing shows that this storyline provides an excellent springboard for investigating key aspects of medieval religious and literary culture. In particular, she argues, the allegory lends itself to an exploration of the medieval sense of self; of the scope of human agency within the mystical encounter; of the gendering of the religious subject; of conceptions of space and enclosure; and of fantasies of violence and aggression. Volfing suggests that Daughter Zion adaptations increasingly tended to empower the religious subject to seek a more immediate relationship with the divine and to embrace a wider range of emotions: the mediating personifications are gradually eliminated in favour of a model of religious experience in which the human subject engages directly with Christ. Overall, the development of the allegory from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries marks the striving towards a greater sense of equality and affective reciprocity with the divine, within the context of an erotic union.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
430 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-88120-7 (9780367881207)
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Annette Volfing is Professor of Medieval German Studies at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Oriel College, UK. She is a Fellow of the British Academy.
Content
Preface
1. The Daugher Zion tradition: Origins and contours
2. Narrativizing the metaphor: Latin prose and German verse
3. German and Dutch prose versions
4. Male brides of Christ: Friedrich Sunder and Heinrich Seuse
5. Daughter Zion in Engelthal: Christine Ebner and Adelheid Langmann
6. Beating the bride into shape: Konrads Buechlein von der geistlichen Gemahelschaft and Christus und die minnende Seele
Conclusion
1. The Daugher Zion tradition: Origins and contours
2. Narrativizing the metaphor: Latin prose and German verse
3. German and Dutch prose versions
4. Male brides of Christ: Friedrich Sunder and Heinrich Seuse
5. Daughter Zion in Engelthal: Christine Ebner and Adelheid Langmann
6. Beating the bride into shape: Konrads Buechlein von der geistlichen Gemahelschaft and Christus und die minnende Seele
Conclusion