Articles liés à The Materiality of Middle English Anchoritic Devotion

The Materiality of Middle English Anchoritic Devotion - Couverture rigide

 
9781641894876: The Materiality of Middle English Anchoritic Devotion
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1641894873 ISBN 13 : 9781641894876
Editeur : Arc Humanities Press, 2021

Synopsis

Anchorites and their texts, such as Ancrene Wisse, have recently undergone a reevaluation based on material circumstances, not just theological import. The articles here address a variety of anchoritic or anchoritic-adjacent texts, encompassing guidance literature, hagiographies, miracle narratives, medical discourse, and mystic prose, and spanning in date from the eighth through the fourteenth centuries. Exploring reclusion and materiality, the collection addresses a series of overlapping themes, including the importance of touch, the limits of religious authority, and the role of the senses. Objects, metaphorical and real, embodied and spiritual, populate the pages. These categories are permeable, with flexible and porous boundaries, demonstrating the conflation of ideas, concepts, and manifestations in medieval materiality. In fact, the permeability of these categories demonstrates how materiality can reshape our approach to medieval texts. It leaves room for directions for future study, including the application of material analysis to previously unstudied objects, spaces, and literary artifacts.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos des auteurs

Michelle M. Sauer is Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of English & Gender Studies at the University of North Dakota. A specialist in medieval reclusion, she is recipient of the Thomas J. Clifford award for research excellence, and also authored Gender in Medieval Culture.




Jenny C. Bledsoe is an Assistant Professor of English at Northeastern State University, OK, and a specialist in medieval manuscripts.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Arc Humanities Press
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1641894873
ISBN 13 
9781641894876
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
144
Éditeur
Sauer Michelle M., Bledsoe Jenny C.
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible