Memory and Rhapsody: The Divine Song in Archadia
Ciléa Dourado
Original title: Memória e Rapsódia: o canto divino na Arcádia
Published in Expressing the Divine: Language, Art and Mysticism
Keywords: Poetry, Power., tradition, truth.
The poetic activity of the Greek Golden Age, better known as Archadia, grew inside a pre-literate culture which was characterized, above all, by a mythological symbolism. The Archadian poetry points to the notion of the fantastic, of the sublime and of the divine in its purest form. The archaic Poet was endowed with the power directly by the gods, and such a power was non-negotiable and non-transferable. The lineage and succession of a rhapsodist was often brought out by Arete, the choice of the nobler.
Tradition in medieval culture: Burchard of Worms’ Decretum
Andrea Vanina Neyra
Original title: La tradición en la cultura medieval: el Decretum de Burchard de Worms
Published in Mirabilia 3 (2003)
Keywords: autority, canonical collection, tradition.
The principle of tradition and the use of authorities had an important role in medieval Christian culture and its transmission. Burchard of Worms – who was in charge of a bishopric at the beginning of the 11th century – used that context to legitimate his work. He adjudged all the things that were useful and worth from it to God, without looking forward to a personal recognition. However, he is recognized because of the contemporary elements in his jurisdiction, which are mentioned in his work.
