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Analysis reveals Beautiful West’s maternal role in the liturgy, highlighting ontological distinctions in motherhood.
This paper analyses the role of the divine entity Beautiful West in the liturgy CT 30-37, in which she is referred to as the mother of the deceased and examine the maternal practices she is said to perform. To achieve this, each stanza mentioning her is examined, to elucidate her presence and her relationships with the other actors of the composition. Furthermore, her actions are compared to those attributed to human mothers. The study demonstrates that Beautiful West’s maternal role was essential in achieving the ultimate purpose of the liturgy and served as both a reflection and an idealised model of motherhood. However, significant ontological distinctions between divine and human mothers highlight Beautiful West’s status as an unattainable symbol, embodying an ideal of motherhood beyond human reach. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar el papel de la entidad divina la Bella de Occidente en la liturgia TdA 30-37, en la cual aparece como madre del difunto, y examinar las prácticas maternales que dice realizar. Para cumplir con este objetivo, se ha estudiado cada pasaje en la que se la menciona, para así entender su distribución en el programa y su relación con el resto de los actores de la composición. El estudio revela que el papel de la Bella de Occidente era esencial para alcanzar el fin último de la liturgia y, además, servía al mismo tiempo como reflejo y modelo ideal de la maternidad. Sin embargo, hay importantes diferencias ontológicas entre las madres divinas y las humanas que subrayan el estatus inalcanzable de la Bella de Occidente, encarnando un ideal que estaba fuera del alcance de las madres humanas.
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