Goscelin of St Bertin: The Book of Encouragement and Consolation [Liber Confortatorius]

Buch | Hardcover

190 Seiten

2004
D.S. Brewer (Verlag)
978-1-84384-015-2 (ISBN)

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Late eleventh century spiritual counsel for a woman recluse, anticipating medieval advice literature for anchoresses.

Goscelin of St Bertin's 'Book of Encouragement and Consolation' (Liber Confortatorius) is extraordinary both as an example of high-medieval spiritual practice and as a record of a personal relationship. Written in about 1083 by the monk Goscelin to a protegee and personal friend, the recluse Eva, it takes up the tradition of St Jerome's letters of spiritual guidance to women, and anticipates medieval advice literature for anchoresses. As a compendious treatise, incorporating numerous exempla, excerpts from theological discussions, and advice on meditative practice, it has much to tell us about the intellectual interests and preoccupations of religious people in the late eleventh century. As a personal document, it allows a fascinating and uncommonly intimate insight into the psychology of religious life, the sense of self, the construction of gender, and the relationships between men and women in thehigh middle ages.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.9.2004
Reihe/Serie	Library of Medieval Women
Übersetzer	Monika C Otter
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Religionspädagogik / Katechetik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-84384-015-4 / 1843840154
ISBN-13	978-1-84384-015-2 / 9781843840152
Zustand	Neuware