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Approaching Medieval English Anchoritic and Mystical Texts (Hardcover, New)
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Approaching Medieval English Anchoritic and Mystical Texts (Hardcover, New)
Series: Christianity and Culture: Issues in Teaching/Research
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Essays suggesting new ways of studying the crucial but sometimes
difficult range of medieval mystical material. This volume seeks to
explore the origins, context and content of the anchoritic and
mystical texts produced in England during the Middle Ages and to
examine the ways in which these texts may be studied and taught
today. It foregrounds issues of context and interaction, seeking
both to position medieval spiritual writings against a surprisingly
wide range of contemporary contexts and to face the challenge of
making these texts accessible to a wider readership. The
contributions, by leading scholars in the field, incorporate
historical, literary and theological perspectives and offer
critical approaches and background material which will inform both
research and teaching. The approaches to Middle English anchoritic
and mystical texts suggested in this volume are many and varied. In
this they reflect the richness and complexity of the contexts from
which these writings emerged. These essays are offered aspart of an
ongoing exploration of aspects of medieval spirituality which,
while posing a considerable challenge to modern readers, also offer
invaluable insights into the interaction between medieval culture
and belief. Contributors: E.A. Jones, Dee Dyas, Valerie Edden,
Santha Bhattachariji, Denis Renevey, A.C. Spearing, Thomas Bestul,
Liz Herbert McAvoy, Barry A. Windeatt, Alexandra Barratt, R.S.
Allen, Roger Ellis, Ann M. Hutchison, Marion Glasscoe, Catherine
Innes-Parker
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