Gender and Monastic Liturgy in the Latin West (High and Late Middle Ages)

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43 - Gender and Monastic Liturgy in the Latin West (High and Late Middle Ages)

from Part III - The Long Twelfth Century

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 January 2020

Gisela Muschiol and

Alison I. Beach

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Alison I. Beach and

Isabelle Cochelin

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Alison I. Beach: Affiliation:
Ohio State University
Isabelle Cochelin: Affiliation:
University of Toronto

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Even at first glance, liturgy is a gender-relevant topic, as much within the context of monasticism as within the broader Church. For there was and is a visible difference between the participation of men and women in liturgical celebrations. Despite the prominence of gender in this context, however, research on gender and liturgy in the central and late Middle Ages is still in its infancy. In this article, I will first identify some of the basic gender-related structures that underlie liturgical celebrations, and then turn to the gender-specific contexts of the monastic liturgy. I will focus on the period from the long twelfth century to the end of the Middle Ages, taking the perspective of the Roman Church and its associated territories. It should be kept in mind, however, that, throughout the Middle Ages, individual dioceses and regional churches maintained characteristic forms of liturgy, distinct from those of Rome, even after the Carolingian reforms. Only the Council of Trent would lead the Western Church toward greater standardization.

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Information: The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin West , pp. 803 - 815

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