‎Arman Shokhikyan‎
‎Eucharist as Discourse in Motion Reading the Armenian Rite in Narrative and Ritual ‎

‎, Studia Traditionis Theologiae, vol. 64, Paperback, Pages: 358 p. Size:156 x 234 mm, Language(s):English. ISBN 9782503618371.‎

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‎ Summary This volume presents the first sustained study of the dynamic interplay between ritual and narrative in the Armenian Eucharistic tradition. Using the Armenian rite as a test case, it reveals how Eucharistic liturgy served as a site where theology, history, and intercultural exchange converged. By tracing its development across centuries of contact, with Greek, Latin, and regional influences, the book demonstrates how the rite was continually reshaped while preserving its distinct ecclesial identity. Combining ritual and narrative analysis, the study introduces a new methodological lens for understanding Eucharistic liturgy within Eastern Christianity. Grounded in close analysis of Armenian sources, the book opens a broader conversation about how liturgy discloses meaning, makes history present, and narrates tradition. It offers both a focused contribution to liturgical studies and a valuable resource for scholars of Eastern Christianity and comparative Eucharistic theology. More broadly, it provides a fresh perspective on the relationship between religious tradition, ritual, and narrative. TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements Foreword Note on Transliterations and Biblical References Chapter 1. The Armenian Eucharistic Rite in Context. Tradition, Sources, and Questions Part I. How Ritual and Story Interact Introduction Chapter 2. The Ritual and Story Disconnected. The Boundaries of the Scholastic Paradigm Chapter 3. Re-Connecting the Ritual and Story. A Ressourcement Perspective on Sacramentality Part II. How the Story Unfolds in the Ritual Introduction Chapter 4. Body in the Liturgy. Text, Performance, and Symbolism Chapter 5. From Jerusalem, with Love. The Armenian Synaxis and the Shaping of the Word Chapter 6. From Constantinople, with Labouring Unity. An Entangled Narrative Component Chapter 7. From Rome, with Affection. A Ritual Episode that Becomes a Narrative Motif Part III. How the Story has been Enacted Introduction Chapter 8. Words Before the Altar. The Narrative Script of the Anaphora Chapter 9. Bread Without Leaven, Wine Without Fault. Doctrinal Controversies and Liturgical Practice Chapter 10. Receiving the Gifts. Ritual Texts, Clerical Agency, and the Language of the Communion Rites Coda: History, Ritual, and Narrative. Towards a Liturgical Hermeneutics Appendices Appendix A. Liturgical Reading Sequence Appendix B. The Armenian Eucharistic Creed in Comparison with the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed and Epiphanius of Salamis? Creeds Appendix C. The Anaphora of St Athanasius Bibliography Indices Index of Biblical References Index of Ancient Authors and Sources‎