{"product_id":"preaching-apocrypha-in-anglo-saxon-england-hardback-9781487503055","title":"Preaching Apocrypha in Anglo-Saxon England (Hardback) 9781487503055","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePreaching Apocrypha in Anglo-Saxon England\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBrandon Hawk (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487503055\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 June 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.58 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreaching Apocrypha in Anglo-Saxon England\u003c\/em\u003e is the first in-depth study of Christian apocrypha focusing specifically on the use of extra-biblical narratives in Old English sermons. The work contributes to our understanding of both the prevalence and importance of apocrypha in vernacular preaching, by assessing various preaching texts from Continental and Anglo-Saxon Latin homiliaries, as well as vernacular collections like the Vercelli Book, the Blickling Book, Ælfric\u0026amp;#x2019;s Catholic Homilies, and other manuscripts from the tenth through twelfth centuries. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVernacular sermons were part of a media ecology that included Old English poetry, legal documents, liturgical materials, and visual arts. Situating Old English preaching within this network establishes the range of contexts, purposes, and uses of apocrypha for diverse groups in Anglo-Saxon society: cloistered religious, secular clergy, and laity, including both men and women. Apocryphal narratives did not merely survive on the margins of culture, but thrived at the heart of mainstream Anglo-Saxon Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Seeking Out Gold in the Mud\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Homiliaries, Apocrypha, and Preaching Networks\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Apostles, Trinity, and Reform in Blickling 15\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Ælfric and Correct Doctrine\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Translating Jesus in Text and Image\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: A Network Microcosm in Bodley 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Mediating Tradition\u003cbr\u003eExcursus on Terminology\u003cbr\u003eAppendices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595458179352,"sku":"9781487503055","price":40.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/preaching-apocrypha-in-anglo-saxon-england-hardback-9781487503055","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}