Author: Catherine Innes-Parker
Publisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 070832603X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
This volume explores medieval anchoritism (the life of a solitary religious recluse) from a variety of perspectives. The individual essays conceive anchoritism in broadly interpretive categories: challenging perceived notions of the very concept of anchoritic 'rule' and guidance; studying the interaction between language and linguistic forms; addressing the connection between anchoritism and other forms of solitude (particularly in European tales of sanctity); and exploring the influence of anchoritic literature on lay devotion. As a whole, the volume illuminates the richness and fluidity of anchoritic texts and contexts and shows how anchoritism pervaded the spirituality of the Middle Ages, for lay and religious alike. It moves through both space and time, ranging from the third century to the sixteenth, from England to the Continent and back.
Anchoritism in the Middle Ages
Author: Catherine Innes-Parker
Publisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 070832603X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
This volume explores medieval anchoritism (the life of a solitary religious recluse) from a variety of perspectives. The individual essays conceive anchoritism in broadly interpretive categories: challenging perceived notions of the very concept of anchoritic 'rule' and guidance; studying the interaction between language and linguistic forms; addressing the connection between anchoritism and other forms of solitude (particularly in European tales of sanctity); and exploring the influence of anchoritic literature on lay devotion. As a whole, the volume illuminates the richness and fluidity of anchoritic texts and contexts and shows how anchoritism pervaded the spirituality of the Middle Ages, for lay and religious alike. It moves through both space and time, ranging from the third century to the sixteenth, from England to the Continent and back.
Publisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 070832603X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
This volume explores medieval anchoritism (the life of a solitary religious recluse) from a variety of perspectives. The individual essays conceive anchoritism in broadly interpretive categories: challenging perceived notions of the very concept of anchoritic 'rule' and guidance; studying the interaction between language and linguistic forms; addressing the connection between anchoritism and other forms of solitude (particularly in European tales of sanctity); and exploring the influence of anchoritic literature on lay devotion. As a whole, the volume illuminates the richness and fluidity of anchoritic texts and contexts and shows how anchoritism pervaded the spirituality of the Middle Ages, for lay and religious alike. It moves through both space and time, ranging from the third century to the sixteenth, from England to the Continent and back.
Rule for Solitaries
Author: Grimlaicus
Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 0879078308
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
The monk Grimlaicus (ca. 900) wrote a rule for those who, like himself, pursued the solitary life within a monastic community. Never leaving their cell yet participating in the liturgical life of the monastery through a window into the church, these enclosed" sought to serve God alone. Beyond the details of horarium, reception of newcomers, diet, and clothing, Grimlaicus details practical measures for maintaining spiritual, psychological, and physical health, and for giving counsel to others. Scripture, the Rule of St. Benedict, and the teachings of early ecclesial and monastic writers form the kernel of Grimlaicus's wise and balanced rule, presented here for the first time in English translation. Andrew Thornton is a monk of Saint Anselm Abbey and associate professor in the department of Modern Languages at Saint Anselm College, where he teaches German language and Chinese philosophy. He is organist in the abbey church. He translated the poems of the twelfth-century recluse Ava, the first woman to write in a European vernacular (The Poems of Ava, Liturgical Press). "
Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 0879078308
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
The monk Grimlaicus (ca. 900) wrote a rule for those who, like himself, pursued the solitary life within a monastic community. Never leaving their cell yet participating in the liturgical life of the monastery through a window into the church, these enclosed" sought to serve God alone. Beyond the details of horarium, reception of newcomers, diet, and clothing, Grimlaicus details practical measures for maintaining spiritual, psychological, and physical health, and for giving counsel to others. Scripture, the Rule of St. Benedict, and the teachings of early ecclesial and monastic writers form the kernel of Grimlaicus's wise and balanced rule, presented here for the first time in English translation. Andrew Thornton is a monk of Saint Anselm Abbey and associate professor in the department of Modern Languages at Saint Anselm College, where he teaches German language and Chinese philosophy. He is organist in the abbey church. He translated the poems of the twelfth-century recluse Ava, the first woman to write in a European vernacular (The Poems of Ava, Liturgical Press). "
Hearing Our Prayers
Author: Juliette J. Day
Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 0814669425
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
How do we hear our prayers? In the words of philosopher Gemma Corradi Fiumara, there can “be no saying without hearing, no speaking which is not an integral part of listening, no speech which is not somehow received.” Therefore, hearing should be considered an essential aspect of participation in Christian worship. However, although almost all studies of Christian worship attend to the words spoken and sung, almost none consider how worshippers hear in the liturgical event. In Hearing Our Prayers, Juliette Day draws upon insights from liturgical studies, philosophy, psychology, acoustical science, and architectural studies to investigate how acts of audition occur in Christian worship. The book discusses the different listening strategies worshippers use for speech, chant, and music, as well as for silence and noise: why paying attention in church can be so difficult and how what we hear is affected by the buildings in which worship takes place. Day concludes by identifying "liturgical listening" as a particular type of ritual participation and emphasizes that liturgical listening is foundational for the way in which we pray, and think about God, the church, and the world.
Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 0814669425
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
How do we hear our prayers? In the words of philosopher Gemma Corradi Fiumara, there can “be no saying without hearing, no speaking which is not an integral part of listening, no speech which is not somehow received.” Therefore, hearing should be considered an essential aspect of participation in Christian worship. However, although almost all studies of Christian worship attend to the words spoken and sung, almost none consider how worshippers hear in the liturgical event. In Hearing Our Prayers, Juliette Day draws upon insights from liturgical studies, philosophy, psychology, acoustical science, and architectural studies to investigate how acts of audition occur in Christian worship. The book discusses the different listening strategies worshippers use for speech, chant, and music, as well as for silence and noise: why paying attention in church can be so difficult and how what we hear is affected by the buildings in which worship takes place. Day concludes by identifying "liturgical listening" as a particular type of ritual participation and emphasizes that liturgical listening is foundational for the way in which we pray, and think about God, the church, and the world.
The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge
Author: Johann Jakob Herzog
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theology
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theology
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Encyclopedia of Monasticism
Author: William M. Johnston
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113678716X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 2000
Book Description
First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113678716X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 2000
Book Description
First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Medieval Monasticisms
Author: Steven Vanderputten
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110543788
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
From the deserts of Egypt to the emergence of the great monastic orders, the story of late antique and medieval monasticism in the West used to be straightforward. But today we see the story as far 'messier' - less linear, less unified, and more historicized. In the first part of this book, the reader is introduced to the astonishing variety of forms and experiences of the monastic life, their continuous transformation, and their embedding in physical, socio-economic, and even personal settings. The second part surveys and discusses the extensive international scholarship on which the first part is built. The third part, a research tool, rounds off the volume with a carefully representative bibliography of literature and primary sources.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110543788
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
From the deserts of Egypt to the emergence of the great monastic orders, the story of late antique and medieval monasticism in the West used to be straightforward. But today we see the story as far 'messier' - less linear, less unified, and more historicized. In the first part of this book, the reader is introduced to the astonishing variety of forms and experiences of the monastic life, their continuous transformation, and their embedding in physical, socio-economic, and even personal settings. The second part surveys and discusses the extensive international scholarship on which the first part is built. The third part, a research tool, rounds off the volume with a carefully representative bibliography of literature and primary sources.
Anchoresses of the West
Author: Francesca Maria Steele
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Eremitic life
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Eremitic life
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Medievalism and Modernity
Author: Karl Fugelso
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1843844370
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Essays examining the complex intertwining and effect of medievalism on modernity - and vice versa
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1843844370
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Essays examining the complex intertwining and effect of medievalism on modernity - and vice versa
Medicine, Religion and Gender in Medieval Culture
Author: Naoë Kukita Yoshikawa
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 184384401X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
An exploration of the relations between medical and religious discourse and practice in medieval culture, focussing on how they are affected by gender.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 184384401X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
An exploration of the relations between medical and religious discourse and practice in medieval culture, focussing on how they are affected by gender.
Anchoresses of the West
Author: Darley Dale
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hermits
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hermits
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description