Christ on a Donkey – Palm Sunday, Triumphal Entries, and Blasphemous Pageants

Charlemagne's Birthday Pomp -- Kings Dead Or Alive -- Warrior Popes -- Mud, Plague, And The Lord Protector -- Palms Of Victory -- Exalted And Eccentric Images -- Crusaders, Patriarchs, And Emperors -- The Horse With Donkey's Ears -- James Nayler's Royal Progress -- Jesus On A Jackass -- Under Muslim Rule -- White Horses And Imagined Donkeys -- Live Donkeys At Last -- An Image Of The Lord Seated On An Ass -- The Lord God Belongs To The Butchers -- The Persecution Of The Palmesel -- Baroque Splendour And Catholic Enlightenment -- The Donkey That Walked On Water -- Survivals And Revivals -- Conclusion : Christ Dismembered And The Bombing Of Lübeck. Max Harris. Introduction: From Pomp To Donkeys Part One: Pomp I. Triumphal Entries: From Charlemagne To Oliver Cromwell 1. Charlemagne's Birthday Pomp 2. Kings Dead Or Alive 3. Warrior Popes 4. Mud, Plague, And The Lord Protector Ii. Palm Sunday Processions: From Egeria To Peter The Great 5. Palms Of Victory 6. Exalted And Eccentric Images 7. Crusaders, Patriarchs, And Emperors 8. The Horse With Donkey's Ears Part Two: Parodies / James Nayler And Jesus Of Nazareth 9. James Nayler's Royal Progress 10. Jesus On A Jackass Part Three: Donkeys I. A Scarcity Of Donkeys: From Udine To El Alto 11. Under Muslim Rule 12. White Horses And Imagined Donkeys 13. Live Donkeys At Last Ii. Wooden Christs On Wooden Donkeys: From Augsburg To Chiquitos 14. An Image Of The Lord Seated On An Ass 15. The Lord God Belongs To The Butchers 16. The Persecution Of The Palmesel 17. Baroque Splendor And Catholic Enlightenment 18. The Donkey That Walked On Water 19. Survivals And Revivals Conclusion: Christ Dismembered And The Bombing Of Lübeck. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.