Interest in the anchoritic life in Europe, and medieval England in
particular, has never been greater. And yet almost all the recent
discussion tends to concentrate on the same texts – De
Institutione inclusarum and Ancrene Wisse. Considerations of gender
and anchoritism have been limited by the assumption that the
reclusive life was ‘a feminine phenomenon’ pursued almost
exclusively by women. This critical edition of a late-medieval
English ‘rule’ for male anchorites is a timely intervention in
– and stimulus to – an already exciting field. The Speculum
Inclusorum is an early 15th-century Latin rule or guide. It is
notable particularly for the careful attention it gives to
discernment and the probation of the prospective anchorite’s
vocation; for its frank discussion of the temptations and dangers
of the reclusive life, including sexual sins; its deep
consideration of the anchorite’s spiritual life of prayer,
meditation and reading; its anticipation of the joys of
contemplation that await him; and the ecstatic quality of some of
its writing. The Speculum is a work of considerable interest in its
own right. Within a decade or two of its original composition it
was translated into English in order to adapt it for a readership
of female anchorites. This book gives the first opportunity to
compare Latin and English versions of the rule, the one intended
for male and the other for female anchorites. It is the first
edition since 1913 of this fascinating and important text but the
first English-language edition and the first complete English
translation to be published. It is an important contribution to the
ongoing debates about spirituality and religious institutions in
the post-Wycliffe, post-Arundel church.
General
| Imprint: |
Liverpool University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| Editors: |
E.A. Jones
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| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
224 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-83764-404-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-83764-404-7 |
| Barcode: |
9781837644049 |
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