A Question of Tradition
Catholic Reformers on Gregory the Great’s Beard
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16614030 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maya Maskarinec (Southern California University for Professional Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 625-660 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sixteenth Century Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-0160 • E-ISSN: 2326-0726 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/scj5103001 |
| OpenAlex | W3136858662 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
This article investigates the ideological implications of Pope Gregory the Great's beard for Catholic reformers of the sixteenth century. It argues that the portrayal of Gregory as clean-shaven, with a "moderate" beard, or with a long bushy beard (all representations that are to be found in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Roman art and scholarship) take us to the heart of inter- locking Catholic Reform debates on the "Romanness" of the Roman church and the vexed question of how to evaluate late antique and medieval Christian tradition for the Christian present
Download · Political science · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Law · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |