The Roman Mass: From Early Christian Origins to Tridentine Reform

Description

This volume offers a new, synthetic overview of the structure and ritual shape of the Roman Mass from its formative period in late antiquity to its post-Tridentine standarisation. Starting with the Last Supper and the origins of the Eucharist, Uwe Michael Lang constructs a narrative that explores the intense religious, social, and cultural transformations that shaped the Roman Mass. Lang unites classical liturgical history with insights from a variety of other disciplines that have drawn attention to the ritual performance and reception of the mass. He also presents liturgical developments within the broader historical and theological contexts that affected the celebration and experience of the sacramental rite that is still at the heart of Catholic Christianity. Aimed at scholars from a broad swathe of subjects, including religious studies, history, art history, literature, and music, Lang's volume serves as a comprehensive history of the Roman Mass over the course of a millenium. 03.0_pp_iv_iv_Copyright_page 04.0_pp_v_vii_Contents 05.0_pp_viii_viii_Figures 06.0_pp_ix_x_Acknowledgements 07.0_pp_xi_xii_Abbreviations 08.0_pp_1_6_Introduction 09.0_pp_7_36_The_Last_Supper 10.0_pp_37_77_The_Eucharist_in_the_Early_Church 11.0_pp_78_103_Development_of_Eucharistic_Prayers_in_the_Third_and_Fourth_Century 12.0_pp_104_153_The_Formative_Period_of_Latin_Liturgy 13.0_pp_154_213_Roman_Stational_Liturgy 14.0_pp_214_255_The_Expansion_and_Adaptation_of_the_Roman_Liturgy_in_the_Carolingian_Age 15.0_pp_256_306_From_the_Ottonian_Revival_to_the_High_Middle_Ages 16.0_pp_307_342_Decline_and_Vitality_in_the_Later_Middle_Ages 17.0_pp_343_390_The_Tridentine_Reform 18.0_pp_391_392_Epilogue 19.0_pp_393_437_Bibliography 20.0_pp_438_446_Index