A history of the use of incense in divine worship
Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Co.
Published: 1909
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: PREFACE; title: DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF PICTURES; title: PART I; title: NON CHRISTIAN USES OF INCENSE; title: Chapter I Incense in Oriental Religions.; title: § i Introductory 1; title: § ii Egyptian 6; title: § iii Babylonian, Assyrian and Persian 17; title: § iv Indian 27; title: § v Jewish 28; title: " II Incense in Pagan Greece and Rome.; title: § i Greek 41; title: § ii Roman 46; title: " III The Theory of Pre-Christian Uses of Incense.; title: § i As a sweet smell 61; title: § ii As a Sacrifice 69; title: § iii Divine Odour of Deities 74; title: § iv Conclusion 76; title: PART II; title: CHRISTIAN USES OF INCENSE; title: I Incense during the first three centuries of the Christian Era 81; title: II Incense at Funerals: and the Divine Odour of the Saints 97; title: III Incense as a Sacrifice to God 117; title: IV Incense as a Demonifuge 131; title: V Incense at Evensong, Mattins, and Lauds 141; title: VI Processions 155; title: VII The Origins of the Censing at the Consecration of the Altar 160; title: VIII Incense at the Processional entry and at the Gospel Procession 173; title: Development of the Altar's Censing at Mass from that at its Consecration 188; title: The Fumigatory Use of Incense in the East 200; title: The Fumigatory Use of Incense and Censing of Persons 203; title: Censing in the Western Rites at Mass. Developments 212; title: Censing in the Western Rites at Mass. Continued 235; title: The Developments of Censing in the Eastern Rites in the Liturgy 269; title: Maundy Thursday and Good Friday 283; title: The Historic Use of Incense ( Religious dramas , etc.) 294; title: XVII The Provision of Incense 308; title: XVIII The Censer and the Altar Lights 318; title: XIX Incense during the reigns of Edward VI, and Elizabeth, in England 328; title: Conclusion 370; title: Appendix; title: Rules for Censing from Various Rites; title: Wells 373; title: Hereford 375; title: Lichfield 376; title: Lincoln 377; title: London 379; title: Syon (Brigettine) 383; title: Salisbury; title: A. The Sarum Consuetudinary, c. 1210 - 385; title: B. The Sarum Customary, 14th cent. 388; title: Some Western Forms for Blessing Incense and a Censer 393; title: Addenda et Corrigenda 401; title: Index 403