Pickles, T. (2009). Angel Veneration on Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture from Dewsbury (West Yorkshire), Otley (West Yorkshire) and Halton (Lancashire): Contemplative Preachers and Pastoral Care. Journal of the British Archaeological Association 162. Vol 162, pp. 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1179/006812809x12448232842295.

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Angel Veneration on Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture from Dewsbury (West Yorkshire), Otley (West Yorkshire) and Halton (Lancashire): Contemplative Preachers and Pastoral Care
Issue The name of the volume or issue Issue:	Journal of the British Archaeological Association 162
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Journal of the British Archaeological Association
Volume Volume number and part Volume:	162
Number of Pages The number of pages in the publication or report Number of Pages:	244
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. Page Start/End:	1 - 28
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Discusses three fragments of stone sculpture '” from Dewsbury and Otley in West Yorkshire, and Halton in Lancashire '” which preserve images of an angel and attendant figure, perhaps a monk or mass-priest. It is proposed that the sculptors were adapting contemporary models depicting an angel and attendant figure in order to draw attention to the connections between Old and New Testament narratives of angel veneration. It is argued that these images reflect and promote the angelology of Gregory the Great, who considered angels ideal exemplars for the contemplative preacher. It is further argued that the monuments may therefore have been produced in response to two broader historical trends. First, the instability of kingship in Northumbria, which prompted Alcuin to promote the Roman and Christian authority of the Church and to propose ecclesiastical reform. Second, a gradual shift from mixed communities including monks, towards communities composed exclusively of priests, which may have required a defence of the role of contemplatives in society. Finally, it is suggested that these images therefore have an important implication for debates about the pastoral organisation of the early Anglo-Saxon Church.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Thomas Pickles
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2009
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Subjects / Periods:	CHURCH (Monument Type England) Stone Sculpture (Auto Detected Subject) ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
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Relations Other resources which are relevant to this publication or report Relations:	DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/006812809x12448232842295
Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	26 Aug 2012