Das Ampte des Allerandechtigsten Gruss. Il rapporto tra sguardo, corpo e devozione in una preghiera mariana del Quattrocento

Dating back to the second half of the fifteenth century, the Ampte des allerandechtigsten gruß is the first example of the Latin based Benedictus-prayer in south-western Germany. This devotional text – an extended version of the Holy Mary blessing 23 parts of the Virgin’s body for having taken care...

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Main Author: Paola Spazzali
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Published: Ledizioni 2024-09-01
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description Dating back to the second half of the fifteenth century, the Ampte des allerandechtigsten gruß is the first example of the Latin based Benedictus-prayer in south-western Germany. This devotional text – an extended version of the Holy Mary blessing 23 parts of the Virgin’s body for having taken care of the Holy Child – is a witness of the typical late medieval Upper Rhine devotion to the Infant Jesus, but it also reflects the importance of the body and emotions in defining the identity as well as the relevance of vision and imagination in medieval spirituality. The transcription of the prayer is followed by a comparison with another form of Dominican prayer to the Virgin (a praise of 12 parts of her body), in order to get further understanding of how the inner and physical body was seen and how it was represented. This kind of prayers are defined by searching proximity such as Mary handling the Holy Child, the praying nun observing the interaction between Mary and her Son or addressing Mary. Both the devotional act and the visualization of Virgin and Child, as well as the example of Mary’s virtues, were means of purification and salvation.
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spelling doaj-art-5a7b08feeae74b3390695d145dc41da82025-08-20T03:12:57ZdeuLedizioniFilologia Germanica2036-89922024-09-011110.14672/fg.v11i.2560Das Ampte des Allerandechtigsten Gruss. Il rapporto tra sguardo, corpo e devozione in una preghiera mariana del QuattrocentoPaola Spazzali0Dipartimento di Lingue e Letterature Straniere, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italia. Dating back to the second half of the fifteenth century, the Ampte des allerandechtigsten gruß is the first example of the Latin based Benedictus-prayer in south-western Germany. This devotional text – an extended version of the Holy Mary blessing 23 parts of the Virgin’s body for having taken care of the Holy Child – is a witness of the typical late medieval Upper Rhine devotion to the Infant Jesus, but it also reflects the importance of the body and emotions in defining the identity as well as the relevance of vision and imagination in medieval spirituality. The transcription of the prayer is followed by a comparison with another form of Dominican prayer to the Virgin (a praise of 12 parts of her body), in order to get further understanding of how the inner and physical body was seen and how it was represented. This kind of prayers are defined by searching proximity such as Mary handling the Holy Child, the praying nun observing the interaction between Mary and her Son or addressing Mary. Both the devotional act and the visualization of Virgin and Child, as well as the example of Mary’s virtues, were means of purification and salvation. https://www.ledijournals.com/ojs/index.php/filologiagermanica/article/view/2560
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