Baptism in the Medieval West

by Fisher, J. D. C.

• ISBN13: 9781595250018
• ISBN10: 1595250018
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-31
• Publisher: Hillenbrand Books

Summary

This reissue of J. D. C. Fisher's classic work introduces the reader to primary sources that led the author to the theory of disintegration of the primitive rite of initiation. His material is covered geographically according to liturgical areas: Rome from John the Deacon and the Gelasian Sacramentary to the twelfth century; Milan and Northern Italy from Ambrose to the Ordo of Beroldus; Gaul and Germany from the seventh to the twelfth century; Spain from Isidore of Seville to the Mozarabic Liber Ordinum. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the North American Edition	p. vi
Preface to the First Edition	p. x
Introduction	p. xii
Christian Initiation in Rome from John the Deacon and the Gelasian Sacramentary to the Twelfth Century	p. 1
Christian Initiation in Milan and Northern Italy from Ambrose to the Ordo of Beroldus	p. 34
Christian Initiation in Gaul and Germany from the Seventh to the Twelfth Century	p. 53
Christian Initiation in the British Isles from Augustine of Canterbury to the Twelfth Century	p. 88
Christian Initiation in Spain from Isidore of Seville to the Mozarabic Liber Ordinum	p. 99
The Separation of Communion from Initiation	p. 114
The Shortening of the Interval between Birth and Baptism	p. 123
The Lengthening of the Interval between Baptism and Confirmation	p. 135
Appendixes
The Use of the Words Confirmare and Confirmatio	p. 159
Baptism and the Giving of the Name	p. 168
The Rite of Baptism in the Sarum Manual, Translated into English	p. 178
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