A phenomenology of the liturgy of maundy thursday
Document Type
Article
Department
Religion
Publication Date
8-1-2021
Abstract
In this article, I propose a phenomenological analysis of the liturgy of Maundy Thursday, as it is celebrated in the contemporary Anglican Church of Canada. As an example of liturgy, Maundy Thursday is particularly generative for phenomenological description because of its affective range and drama. A participant in the liturgy is given the opportunity to experience a combination of grief, lament, remorse, joy, thanksgiving, kindness and compassion, care for the body, vulnerability and humility, as well as fear and confusion. Situated on the threshold between Lent and Easter, it is a richly complex moment in the liturgical year and combines, in a creative and affective tension, celebration with mourning, order with chaos, and love and service with betrayal and repentance.
Publication Title
Religions
Volume
12
Issue
8
DOI
10.3390/rel12080608
Comments
Published by Religions under Open Access terms.