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  1. De Gethsémani au Golgotha : la Passion dans l'art et dans la littérature

    Rennes : Presses universitaires de Rennes, [2021]

    "Du jardin des Oliviers à la mise au tombeau, la Passion du Christ est un motif récurrent de l'art et la littérature. L'Église a joué un rôle essentiel dans la diffusion des oeuvres promouvant l'imitation des souffrances du Christ comme voie du Salut. Mais indépendamment de sa valeur théologique, le récit des Évangiles possède une force dramatique et émotionnelle propre à toutes les transpositions, qu'elles soient fidèles au message chrétien, le transforment ou le subvertissent. Comment représenter le Christ souffrant et les personnages qui l'entourent ? Dans quel but ? Que devient la Passion alors que la société se sécularise ? Peut-on séparer la visée esthétique et la visée religieuse ? Les textes rassemblés dans ce volume répondent à ces questions à travers un vaste corpus d'oeuvres, du Moyen Âge au xxii siècle, empruntées à différents domaines : littérature française et étrangère, théâtre, cinéma, peinture, musique."--Page 4 of cover.

  2. Orgies of words : mystery terminology in the "Paraphrase of St. John's Gospel" by Nonnus of Panopolis

    Doroszewski, Filip, 1980-
    Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2022]

    Nonnus' Paraphrasis, an epic rendition of the Fourth Gospel, offers a highly sophisticated interpretation of the Johannine text. An essential means to this end is extensive use of the imagery related to Greek, and especially Dionysiac, mysteries. Doroszewski successfully challenges the once predominant view that the mystery terminology in the poem is nothing more than rhetorical ornament. He convincingly argues for an important exegetical role Nonnus gives to the mystery terms. On the one hand, they refer to the Mystery of Christ. Jesus introduces his followers into the new dimension of life and worship that enables them to commune with God. This is portrayed as falling into Bacchic frenzy and being initiated into secret rites. On the other hand, the terminology has a polemical function, too, as Nonnus uses it to present the Judaic cult as bearing the hallmarks of pagan mysteries. As the book discusses the Paraphrasis against the background of the mystery metaphor development in antiquity, it serves as an excellent introduction to this key feature of the ancient mentality and will appeal to all interested in the culture of Imperial times, especially in Early Christianity, Patristics, Neoplatonism and Late Antique poetry.

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