Female Performance and Spectatorship in a Medieval Nunnery
The "Elevatio" and "Visitatio sepulchri" of Barking Abbey in Practice
dc.contributor.author | Blanc, Aurélie | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-10-29T13:12:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-10-29T13:12:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/94122 | |
dc.description.abstract | Medieval women were active in many performative activities, including plays and ceremonies performed in nunneries. This volume focuses on monastic performances and, in particular, on performances given in the English abbey of Barking. The Barking ceremonies, commonly referred to as the Elevatio and Visitatio sepulchri, display complex ties with both drama and liturgy. The book uses historical and archaeological evidence to propose a discussion of the nuns’ participation in these ceremonies—as performers, but also as scribes, composers, and patrons—and of the Elevatio and Visitatio’s potential effects on their performers and spectators. It goes on to address related questions through the lens of a modern performance of the ceremonies, considering their relevance today. Discussion is presented within the context of a general overview of female performance in the Middle Ages. | en_US |
dc.language | English | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Early Social Performance | en_US |
dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRM Christianity | en_US |
dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRV Aspects of religion::QRVJ Prayers and liturgical material::QRVJ1 Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals | en_US |
dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBB Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Barking Abbey; medieval convent drama project; medieval nuns; drama; | en_US |
dc.title | Female Performance and Spectatorship in a Medieval Nunnery | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | The "Elevatio" and "Visitatio sepulchri" of Barking Abbey in Practice | en_US |
dc.type | book | |
oapen.identifier.doi | 10.2307/jj.21570588 | |
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy | e8579ecb-7a9a-49c1-9777-413adf1559c9 | en_US |
oapen.relation.isbn | 9781802702415 | en_US |
oapen.relation.isbn | 9781802702255 | en_US |
oapen.pages | 260 | en_US |
oapen.place.publication | Leeds | en_US |