03154nam 2200529 450 991079655780332120230814221304.090-04-34958-810.1163/9789004349582(CKB)4100000000467891(MiAaPQ)EBC5100735 2017031541(nllekb)BRILL9789004349582(EXLCZ)99410000000046789120171109h20182018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierIn the mirror of the Prodigal Son the pastoral uses of a biblical narrative (c. 1200-1550) /by Pietro DelcornoLeiden, Netherlands ;Boston, [Massachusetts] :Brill,2018.©20181 online resource (550 pages) color illustrationsCommentaria. Sacred Texts and their Commentaries : Jewish, Christian, and Islamic,1874-8236 ;Volume 990-04-31507-1 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 The Medieval Exegesis on the Parable of the Prodigal Son -- 2 The Voice of the Preacher: Late Medieval Model Sermons -- 3 Italian Preaching on the Prodigal Son: From Bernardino da Siena to Savonarola -- 4 The Layman, the Woman, and the Priest: Three Florentine Dramas on the Prodigal Son -- 5 Fifty Sermons on the Prodigal Son: Johann Meder’s Quadragesimale novum de filio prodigo  -- 6 The Sixteenth-Century Prodigal Son: A Multiple Mirror -- Epilogue -- Illustrations -- Bibliography -- Subject Index -- Index of Names and Places -- Index of Biblical Quotations -- Index of Manuscripts.In the Mirror of the Prodigal Son provides a comprehensive history of the function of the parable of the prodigal son in shaping religious identity in medieval and Reformation Europe. By investigating a wealth of primary sources, the book reveals the interaction between commentaries, sermons, religious plays, and images as a decisive factor in the increasing popularity of the prodigal son. Pietro Delcorno highlights the ingenious and multifaceted uses of the parable within pastoral activities and shows the pervasive presence of the Bible in medieval communication. The prodigal son narrative became the ideal story to convey a discourse about sin and penance, grace and salvation. In this way, the parable was established as the paradigmatic biography of any believer.Commentaria9.Prodigal son (Parable)Sermons, MedievalHistory and criticismPreachingHistoryMiddle Ages, 600-1500PreachingHistory16th centuryProdigal son (Parable)Sermons, MedievalHistory and criticism.PreachingHistoryPreachingHistory226.806Delcorno Pietro523751MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910796557803321In the mirror of the Prodigal Son3717350UNINA