Liturgical Dialogues: Clergy and Laity Concelebrating: An Analysis of the Christian Liturgy through Aristotle’s Poetics

Andreas Andreopoulos

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    Abstract

    The formative influence of Greek and Roman drama on the development of the Christian liturgical practices has been explored to some extent, although there are several aspects of this relationship that can still be illuminated. Ancient Greek tragedy and the Christian Eucharistic service are considered here as distinct, yet similar expressions of the primordial mystery play. In order to illustrate the similarity between tragedy and Liturgy, the Eucharistic service is analyzed here through the Poetics of Aristotle, more specifically his definition and analysis of the tragedy.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationStudia Patristica
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2021

    Publication series

    NameStudia Patristica
    PublisherPeeters Publishers Leuven
    ISSN (Print)0585-542X

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