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The Shape of the Liturgy, New Edition
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A new edition of Gregory Dix's masterpiece, still essential reading for students and scholars and in print constantly for fifty years.
Dom Gregory Dix's classic account of the development of the Eucharist rite continues to be the definitive and authoritative work on the subject. He presents his massive scholarship in lively and non technical language for all who wish to understand their worship in terms of the framework from which it has evolved. He demonstrates the creative force of Christianity over the centuries through liturgy and the societies it has moulded. His great work has for nearly fifty years regularly been quoted for its devotional as well as its historical value, and has regularly attracted new readers.
In this book for the first time, critical studies in the learned periodicals of many countries have been carefully sifted and the results arranged to give a clear picture of the development of the Eucharistic rite.
- Print length816 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherT&T Clark
- Publication dateMarch 26, 2015
- Dimensions5.5 x 1.62 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-100567661571
- ISBN-13978-0567661579
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“Liturgy, for Dom Gregory Dix, is no branch of archaeological study; it is in all its stages and forms the living Body of Christ upon earth. His account of it is alive and absorbing.” ―Church Times
“The Shape of the Liturgy changes not only the shape of liturgical study but also profoundly influenced worship itself. Half a century after its publication we are, perhaps, beginning to discover the debt we owe to Dom Gregory Dix.” ―Simon Bailey, Biographer
“This 764 page work was first published in 1945 and has had seven reprintings, the latest being in 2015. This latest edition has been cited 558 times (Google Scholar). … The book is well worth reading.” ―Winifred Whelan, St. Bonaventure University (emerita), USA, Catholic Books Review
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- Publisher : T&T Clark
- Publication date : March 26, 2015
- Edition : Reprint
- Language : English
- Print length : 816 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0567661571
- ISBN-13 : 978-0567661579
- Item Weight : 2.14 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 1.62 x 8.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #570,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #447 in Christian Institutions & Organizations (Books)
- #13,737 in Theology (Books)
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