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

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