Mary and the Art of Prayer - The Hours of the Virgin in Medieval Christian Life and Thought (Paperback)

Would you like to learn to pray like a medieval Christian? In Mary and the Art of Prayer, Rachel Fulton Brown traces the history of the medieval practice of praising Mary through the complex of prayers known as the Hours of the Virgin. More than just a work of comprehensive historical scholarship, the book asks readers to immerse themselves in the experience of believing in and praying to Mary. Mary and the Art of Prayer crosses the boundaries that modern scholars typically place between observation and experience, between the world of provable facts and the world of imagination, suggesting what it would have been like for medieval Christians to encounter Mary in prayer. Mary and the Art of Prayer opens with a history of the devotion of the Hours or "Little Office" of the Virgin. It then guides readers in the practice of saying this Office, including its invitatory (Ave Maria), antiphons, psalms, lessons, and prayers. The book works on several levels at once. It provides a new methodology for thinking about devotion and prayer; a new appreciation of the scope of and audience for the Hours of the Virgin; a new understanding of how Mary functions theologically and devotionally; and a new reading of sources not previously taken into account. A courageous and moving work, it will transform our ideas of what scholarship is and what it can accomplish.

General

Imprint:	Columbia University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2019
Authors:	Rachel Fulton Brown
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	656
ISBN-13:	978-0-231-18169-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian worship > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian worship > General Books > Christianity > Christian Worship Books > Christianity > Christian theology
LSN:	0-231-18169-8
Barcode:	9780231181693

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