The Power of Words in Late Medieval Devotional and Mystical Writing
This volume offers a series of essays focusing on the power of words. Contributors address the centrality of language to devotional and mystical experience as well as the attitudes towards language fostered by devotional and mystical practices. The essays are arranged under four subheadings: (1) “Ot...
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| description | This volume offers a series of essays focusing on the power of words. Contributors address the centrality of language to devotional and mystical experience as well as the attitudes towards language fostered by devotional and mystical practices. The essays are arranged under four subheadings: (1) “Other Words: Figures and Metaphors,” treating the application of the languages of romantic love, medicine, and travel to descriptions of devotional and mystical experience; (2) “Iconic Words: Images and the Name of Jesus,” considering the deployment of words and the Word (Jesus) as powerful images in devotional practice; (3) “Testing Words: Syntax and Semantics,” exploring the ways in which medieval writers stretch the conventions of language to achieve fresh perspectives on devotional and mystical experiences; and (4) “Beyond Words: The Apophatic and The Senses,” offering novel perspectives on a group of texts that address the difficulty of expressing God and visionary experience with words. The volume’s global purpose is to demonstrate the attractions of an explicitly philological approach for scholars studying the Christian tradition. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1720072026-02-13T13:24:05Z The Power of Words in Late Medieval Devotional and Mystical Writing Critten, Rory G. Vuille, Juliette Devotional literature Christian Church : laity & heterodoxy Middle English language & literature Religious history (c. 500-1500) Late Middle Ages (c. 1300-1500) thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRV Aspects of religion::QRVJ Prayers and liturgical material::QRVJ3 Devotional material This volume offers a series of essays focusing on the power of words. Contributors address the centrality of language to devotional and mystical experience as well as the attitudes towards language fostered by devotional and mystical practices. The essays are arranged under four subheadings: (1) “Other Words: Figures and Metaphors,” treating the application of the languages of romantic love, medicine, and travel to descriptions of devotional and mystical experience; (2) “Iconic Words: Images and the Name of Jesus,” considering the deployment of words and the Word (Jesus) as powerful images in devotional practice; (3) “Testing Words: Syntax and Semantics,” exploring the ways in which medieval writers stretch the conventions of language to achieve fresh perspectives on devotional and mystical experiences; and (4) “Beyond Words: The Apophatic and The Senses,” offering novel perspectives on a group of texts that address the difficulty of expressing God and visionary experience with words. The volume’s global purpose is to demonstrate the attractions of an explicitly philological approach for scholars studying the Christian tradition. 2026-02-13T13:24:01Z 2026-02-13T13:24:01Z 2025 book 9782503602929 9782503602936 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/172007 eng Medieval Church Studies application/octet-stream Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://www.brepols.net/products/IS-9782503602929-1 https://doi.org/10.1484/M.MCS-EB.5.131840 Brepols 10.1484/M.MCS-EB.5.131840 10.1484/M.MCS-EB.5.131840 337417f5-5e42-49d3-8b32-3867e1572190 9782503602929 9782503602936 46 368 Turnhout open access |
| spellingShingle | Devotional literature Christian Church : laity & heterodoxy Middle English language & literature Religious history (c. 500-1500) Late Middle Ages (c. 1300-1500) thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRV Aspects of religion::QRVJ Prayers and liturgical material::QRVJ3 Devotional material The Power of Words in Late Medieval Devotional and Mystical Writing |
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| topic | Devotional literature Christian Church : laity & heterodoxy Middle English language & literature Religious history (c. 500-1500) Late Middle Ages (c. 1300-1500) thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRV Aspects of religion::QRVJ Prayers and liturgical material::QRVJ3 Devotional material |
| topic_facet | Devotional literature Christian Church : laity & heterodoxy Middle English language & literature Religious history (c. 500-1500) Late Middle Ages (c. 1300-1500) thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRV Aspects of religion::QRVJ Prayers and liturgical material::QRVJ3 Devotional material |
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