Enchantment and Creed in the Hymns of Ambrose of MilanEnchantment and Creed in the Hymns of Ambrose of Milan offers the first critical overview of the hymns of Ambrose of Milan in the context of fourth-century doctrinal song and Ambrose's own catechetical preaching. Brian P. Dunkle, SJ, argues that these settings inform the interpretation of Ambrose's hymnodic project. The hymns employ sophisticated poetic techniques to foster a pro-Nicene sensitivity in the bishop's embattled congregation. After a summary presentation of early Christian hymnody, with special attention to Ambrose's Latin predecessors, Dunkle describes the mystagogical function of fourth-century songs. He examines Ambrose's sermons, especially his catechetical and mystagogical works, for preached parallels to this hymnodic effort. Close reading of Ambrose's hymnodic corpus constitutes the bulk of the study. Dunkle corroborates his findings through a treatment of early Ambrosian imitations, especially the poetry of Prudentius. These early readers amplify the hymnodic features that Dunkle identifies as "enchanting," that is, enlightening the "eyes of faith." |
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Contents
| 1 | |
Hymnody Heresy and Doctrinal Identity | 13 |
Ambroses Preaching Enchantment and Nature and Grace | 52 |
Ambroses Daytime Hymns and the Mystagogy of Nature | 85 |
Christ in Scripture and the Hymns for Dominical Feasts | 117 |
Ecclesial Identity in theHymns for Martyrs | 143 |
The Features of Ambrosian Reception | 174 |
Ambrosian Imitation in Sedulius and Prudentius | 186 |
Conclusion | 214 |
APPENDIX | 221 |
Select Bibliography | 233 |
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| Title | Enchantment and Creed in the Hymns of Ambrose of Milan Oxford Early Christian Studies |
| Author | Brian P. Dunkle |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 2016 |
| ISBN | 0191092363, 9780191092367 |
| Length | 312 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Christian Church / Canon & Ecclesiastical Law Religion / Christian Church / History Religion / Christian Rituals & Practice / Worship & Liturgy Religion / Christianity / History |
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