Juan Signes Codoñer, The Emperor Theophilos and the East, 829–842. Court and Frontier in Byzantium during the Last Phase of Iconoclasm, Farnham–Burlington, Ashgate, 2014 ; 1 vol., xii–518 p. (Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies, 13). ISBN : 978-0-7546-6489-5. Prix : GBP 90

Spiritual vision in physical space and the power of performative language in the Life of Christina of HaneMedieval mystical texts are concerned with authenticating the stories they contain. Especially when they are written in a hagiographical tone, validating the ineffable through language becomes...

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spelling cairn-RMA_233_0613zlRMALe Moyen Âge https://shs.cairn.info/revue-le-moyen-age-2017-3-page-XXXVIII?lang=fr https://doi.org/10.3917/rma.233.0613zl Juan Signes Codoñer, The Emperor Theophilos and the East, 829–842. Court and Frontier in Byzantium during the Last Phase of Iconoclasm, Farnham–Burlington, Ashgate, 2014 ; 1 vol., xii–518 p. (Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies, 13). ISBN : 978-0-7546-6489-5. Prix : GBP 90 Drocourt, Nicolas2018 fre Le Moyen Âge | CXXIII | 3 | 2018-09-04 | p. XXXVIII-XXXVIII | 0027-2841 RMA_23376 Spiritual vision in physical space and the power of performative language in the Life of Christina of HaneMedieval mystical texts are concerned with authenticating the stories they contain. Especially when they are written in a hagiographical tone, validating the ineffable through language becomes essential for the proof of sanctity. The retelling of mystical moments evolving in a visionary space reserved to the mystic, poses particular challenges for the mystical account which is read in a collective environment. The mystical Life of Christina of Hane serves as a case study for illustrating the relationship between the personal realm of the visionary and the communal physical space. Mapping between inner and outer perceptions as experienced by the Premonstratensian nun, the mystical text establishes analogies which translate non-figurative concepts – such as the mystical rapture – into corporeal manifestations. Despite claims to its apophatic nature, language plays a key role in the communication of the mystical moment: figures featuring in Christina’s visions perform speech acts, which bridge the gap between the visionary and the corporeal.Cairn free access
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description Spiritual vision in physical space and the power of performative language in the Life of Christina of HaneMedieval mystical texts are concerned with authenticating the stories they contain. Especially when they are written in a hagiographical tone, validating the ineffable through language becomes essential for the proof of sanctity. The retelling of mystical moments evolving in a visionary space reserved to the mystic, poses particular challenges for the mystical account which is read in a collective environment. The mystical Life of Christina of Hane serves as a case study for illustrating the relationship between the personal realm of the visionary and the communal physical space. Mapping between inner and outer perceptions as experienced by the Premonstratensian nun, the mystical text establishes analogies which translate non-figurative concepts – such as the mystical rapture – into corporeal manifestations. Despite claims to its apophatic nature, language plays a key role in the communication of the mystical moment: figures featuring in Christina’s visions perform speech acts, which bridge the gap between the visionary and the corporeal.
author Drocourt, Nicolas
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Juan Signes Codoñer, The Emperor Theophilos and the East, 829–842. Court and Frontier in Byzantium during the Last Phase of Iconoclasm, Farnham–Burlington, Ashgate, 2014 ; 1 vol., xii–518 p. (Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies, 13). ISBN : 978-0-7546-6489-5. Prix : GBP 90
author_facet Drocourt, Nicolas
author_sort Drocourt, Nicolas
title Juan Signes Codoñer, The Emperor Theophilos and the East, 829–842. Court and Frontier in Byzantium during the Last Phase of Iconoclasm, Farnham–Burlington, Ashgate, 2014 ; 1 vol., xii–518 p. (Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies, 13). ISBN : 978-0-7546-6489-5. Prix : GBP 90
title_short Juan Signes Codoñer, The Emperor Theophilos and the East, 829–842. Court and Frontier in Byzantium during the Last Phase of Iconoclasm, Farnham–Burlington, Ashgate, 2014 ; 1 vol., xii–518 p. (Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies, 13). ISBN : 978-0-7546-6489-5. Prix : GBP 90
title_full Juan Signes Codoñer, The Emperor Theophilos and the East, 829–842. Court and Frontier in Byzantium during the Last Phase of Iconoclasm, Farnham–Burlington, Ashgate, 2014 ; 1 vol., xii–518 p. (Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies, 13). ISBN : 978-0-7546-6489-5. Prix : GBP 90
title_fullStr Juan Signes Codoñer, The Emperor Theophilos and the East, 829–842. Court and Frontier in Byzantium during the Last Phase of Iconoclasm, Farnham–Burlington, Ashgate, 2014 ; 1 vol., xii–518 p. (Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies, 13). ISBN : 978-0-7546-6489-5. Prix : GBP 90
title_full_unstemmed Juan Signes Codoñer, The Emperor Theophilos and the East, 829–842. Court and Frontier in Byzantium during the Last Phase of Iconoclasm, Farnham–Burlington, Ashgate, 2014 ; 1 vol., xii–518 p. (Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies, 13). ISBN : 978-0-7546-6489-5. Prix : GBP 90
title_sort juan signes codoñer, the emperor theophilos and the east, 829–842. court and frontier in byzantium during the last phase of iconoclasm, farnham–burlington, ashgate, 2014 ; 1 vol., xii–518 p. (birmingham byzantine and ottoman studies, 13). isbn : 978-0-7546-6489-5. prix : gbp 90
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