Le Mythe de Jerusalem du Moyen Age a la Renaissance.Evelyne Berriot-Salvadore, ed. Saint-Etienne: Universite de Saint-Etienne, 1995. 266 pp. FFr 180. ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m : 2-86272-076-1. Le Mythe de Jerusalem du Moyen Age moy·en âge n. The Middle Ages. [French : moyen, middle + âge, age.] a la Renaissance "La Renaissance" is the national anthem of the Central African Republic., adopted upon independence in 1960. The words were written by the then Prime Minister, Barthélémy Boganda. contains fifteen essays discussing myth-making about Jerusalem in Mediterranean countries, primarily France. While individual essays are well-written, the relationship among essays in the anthology is problematic. Essays by J. Larmat, J. Subrenat, M.-G. Grossel, and F. Berriot cover selected chronicles of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the routes of pilgrims, "les chansons de la croisade," and the conquest of Jerusalem. In the Middle Ages the city was seen as an immense reliquary reliquary (rĕl'əkwĕr`ē), receptacle containing the relics of saints and other sacred objects of the Christian religion. Reliquaries were often designed in shapes that reflected the nature of their contents, such as hands, shoes, and a book unveiling human history. The connection between sin and redemption found expression in the belief that the tombs both of Adam and Christ were found in the city. These four essays contain a wealth of information, including excerpts from Mss. fr. 770, 352, and 1553. Jelloul Azzouna's essay, "L'evocation de Jerusalem par Ibn Jubair," emphasizes that at times cooperation prevailed between Christians and Moslems. Azzouna does not mention, however, that Ibn Jubair was fearful that Moslems might be tempted by some of the values of the successful Frankish state in Palestine. Stanislaw Kobielius's "Le Jerusalem celeste Celeste is a woman's first name. Celeste may also refer to: in Music
Christiane Deluz's essay summarizes Jean de Mandeville's ideas in a fresh way, but Jean Lacroix's essay, which traces the evolution from earthly to heavenly city in medieval Italian thought, is sometimes difficult to follow. Lacroix makes the astute observation, however, that in certain Italian poets the heavenly Jerusalem of peace and the earthly Jerusalem of war and politics are used as complementary parts of a diptych. The last half of the anthology is of special interest to Renaissance scholars. Myriam Yardeni's "Autour de quelques textes de Calvin," Daniella Dalla Valle's essay "Sur les lamentations de Jeremie de Rolland Brisset," and Marie-Madeleine Fragonard's essay on a Family of Love show how Protestants used the symbol of Jerusalem. In contrast, Marie-Christine Gomez-Geraud describes a seventeenth-century Roman Catholic priest's vision of Jerusalem as a "femme femme adj. Slang Exhibiting stereotypical or exaggerated feminine traits. Used especially of lesbians and gay men. n. 1. Slang One who is femme. 2. Informal A woman or girl. eploree." Alain Milhou's essay on the Jerusalem of the New World traces colonial Spanish The Colonial Spanish is a horse breed descended from the original Spanish stock brought to the Americas. The breed encompasses many strains found in North America. Its status is considered critical and the horses are registered by several authorities. concepts of the New World as both an earthly paradise and the last refuge of the Christian church. Milhou also discusses Latin-American messianism mes·si·a·nism n. 1. Belief in a messiah. 2. Belief that a particular cause or movement is destined to triumph or save the world. 3. Zealous devotion to a leader, cause, or movement. and the growth of the cult of the Virgin of Guadeloupe. Gerard Gros's essay on Jean Regnier, which discusses an early fifteenth-century journey to the Middle East, seems somewhat out of place in this section of the anthology. Unfortunately, the woodcut woodcut Design printed from a plank of wood incised parallel to the vertical axis of the wood's grain. One of the oldest methods of making prints, it was used in China to decorate textiles from the 5th century. depicting Regnier in the 1526 edition, discussed at length by the author, is not reproduced. All in all, this is a useful anthology. It might have been improved if essays had played off each other in a more thought-provoking fashion. For instance, an essay about medieval Jewish ideas about Jerusalem would provide a counterpoint to Azzouna's Moslem perspective. In addition, a thematic index would be extremely useful. This book is a must for scholars who are deeply interested in concepts of Jerusalem in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Scholars and students who want sources which are more accessible to English speakers may wish to consult James D. Purvis's The Holy City: A Bibliography (London, 1988). CHARLES S. PIERCE, JR. Tidewater Community College State Route 350 (Virginia) redirects here. For the former State Route 350, see Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway. Tidewater Community College is a two-year higher education institution in South Hampton Roads consisting of multiple campuses in the cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, |
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