The Renaissance of the Maccabees
Old Testament Jews, German Humanists, and the Cult of the Saints in Early Modern Cologne
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23815995 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Collins (0000-0001-6775-4067, corresponding author), David J Collins |
| Year | 2012 |
| Pages | 209-245 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Dying for the Faith, Killing for the Faith (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004211049_012 |
| OpenAlex | W2488450594 |
| ISBN | 9789004211049 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The narrative carnage made the Maccabees more like Christian martyrs, and thus for the actual and potential devotees more familiar to venerate. In addition to associating the Maccabees with Cologne's most important patron saints and to shaping their death in typically grisly, if salvific, ways, Mertz brought the Old Testament martyrs into the world of late medieval piety by highlighting an apocalyptic theme in the accounts of their suffering and death. The renaissance of the Maccabee cult in Cologne, the production of several works of fine art, the composition of three new metrical passions and a new prose one, the publication of three books and the preparation of a luxury manuscript, the investment of human and financial resources in their production, the theological and literary reflection analyzed here, and resulting events and controversies could not have occurred were it not for several contingencies. Keywords:German humanists; Maccabees; modern Cologne; Old testament Jews
Ancient history · Art · Cult · German · Humanism · Literature · New Testament · Old Testament · Piety · Theme (computing) · Theology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |