Through the Bone and Marrow

Re-examining Theological Encounters with Dance in Medieval Europe

By (author) Laura Hellsten

Book cover: Through the Bone and Marrow

Extent: 372 pages

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Subjects: Medieval Studies, Religious Studies

Series: Studia Traditionis Theologiae

Series volume number: 45

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(December 2021)

ISBN: 9782503594965

Price: $95.00

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This book is a conversation starter. The author is re-imagining the theological landscape of historical practices of dance in order to open up a space where further explorations can be made. This is done in a two step manner. First, the book uncovers the restrictions of earlier research on the topic of dance in and around churches. In the second step, Hellsten suggests a practice for how historical sources can be imagined in a new frame. Opening up a new field of previously neglected and much needed historical studies on Dance in the Christian churches of the Latin West this study aims at questioning old paradigms and opening new vistas rather than reinterpreting concrete liturgical manuscripts or scrutinizing all the details of the historical sources presented.

  • By (author) Laura Hellsten