HIST-308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: High Middle Ages, Medieval Latin, Orthopraxy
6 Mar 2020
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The reformation is framed as destabilizing a general consensus characterizing latin christianity. According to euan cameron, late medieval latin christianity did observe a measure of consensus or regularity. This can be noticed in its beliefs, orthodoxy, and in its practices, orthopraxy: shared practices. Due to the ongoing ecumenical councils in the wake of the 1054 schism, the rules for worship were increasingly standardized. The liturgy, the work of worship, is the name we give to standardized forms of ritual and the ritual calendar: the sacraments. The core of liturgical life was made up by the sacraments: specific ritual practices lying at the centre of worship. The sacraments were how divine favour or grace was mediated and handled out to human recipients: history of the sacraments. Sacrament like practices are evident in the early centuries of christianity, especially with regard to eating rituals. How many were there in total: medieval sacraments.
