Danielis ludus: Transforming Clerics in the Twelfth Century
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Danielis ludus : Transforming Clerics in the Twelfth Century. / Petersen, Nils Holger.
In: Acta ad Archaeologiam et Artium Historiam Pertinentia, Vol. 31 (2019), 2020, p. 197-209.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Danielis ludus
T2 - Transforming Clerics in the Twelfth Century
AU - Petersen, Nils Holger
N1 - Special issue of the journal, edited by Line Cecilie Engh, Stefka G. Eriksen, Francis F. Steen, Christopher Prescott.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - A twelfth-century so-called liturgical drama (preserved in a unique copy of the thirteenth century, preserved in British Library, London), the Danielis ludus (Play of Daniel), based mainly on chapters 5 and 6 from the Book of Daniel has been much discussed in scholarship. It has been seen by scholars, not least Margot Fassler, as a (music) drama intended to establish a role model for young clerics in connection with ecclesiastical attempts at reforming the celebrations for New Year’s in Beauvais, the so-called Feast of Fools. In this article, with consideration also of a recent discussion of the New Year’s liturgy, I suggest to understand the Danielis ludus as a liturgical ritual transforming the (corporate) identity of the young clerics who were, undoubtedly, involved in its performance.
AB - A twelfth-century so-called liturgical drama (preserved in a unique copy of the thirteenth century, preserved in British Library, London), the Danielis ludus (Play of Daniel), based mainly on chapters 5 and 6 from the Book of Daniel has been much discussed in scholarship. It has been seen by scholars, not least Margot Fassler, as a (music) drama intended to establish a role model for young clerics in connection with ecclesiastical attempts at reforming the celebrations for New Year’s in Beauvais, the so-called Feast of Fools. In this article, with consideration also of a recent discussion of the New Year’s liturgy, I suggest to understand the Danielis ludus as a liturgical ritual transforming the (corporate) identity of the young clerics who were, undoubtedly, involved in its performance.
KW - Faculty of Theology
KW - medieval liturgy
KW - liturgical drama
KW - sacraments
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - medieval drama
KW - liturgical drama
M3 - Journal article
VL - 31 (2019)
SP - 197
EP - 209
JO - Acta ad Archaeologiam et Artium Historiam Pertinentia
JF - Acta ad Archaeologiam et Artium Historiam Pertinentia
SN - 0065-0900
ER -
ID: 237039459