Liturgical Opportunities for 'Deep Crying unto Deep': The Rhetorical Function of Now/Then Dualities in Gertrude of Helfta

While often praised for her generally strong female and positive self-imagery, Gertrude the Great of Helfta consistently lapses into body and self-pejorative language, especially in her Spiritual Exercises. This article investigates these consistent (albeit infrequent) pejorative images. Because the...

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Main Author: Johnson, Ella (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2015]
In: Medieval mystical theology
Year: 2015, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 45-58
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages
KDB Roman Catholic Church
RC Liturgy
Further subjects:B body dualism
B Gertrude the Great of Helfta
B now / then
B Memory
B Eucharist
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