Laughing at the Devil: Seeing the World with Julian of Norwich
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface Devil: Zero -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction Love in Everything -- 1 Time On Poynte -- 2 Truth Divine Delight -- 3 Blood Spiritual Safety -- 4 Bodies Nakedly and Truly -- Postscript -- Appendix A Summary of Julian’s Visions -- References -- Index
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Durham
Duke University Press
[2018]
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Further subjects: | B
Mysticism / RELIGION
B Mysticism History Middle Ages, 600-1500 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9781478000129 |
| Summary: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface Devil: Zero -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction Love in Everything -- 1 Time On Poynte -- 2 Truth Divine Delight -- 3 Blood Spiritual Safety -- 4 Bodies Nakedly and Truly -- Postscript -- Appendix A Summary of Julian’s Visions -- References -- Index Laughing at the Devil is an invitation to see the world with a medieval visionary now known as Julian of Norwich, believed to be the first woman to have written a book in English. (We do not know her given name, because she became known by the name of a church that became her home.) Julian “saw our Lord scorn [the Devil's] wickedness” and noted that “he wants us to do the same.” In this impassioned, analytic, and irreverent book, Amy Laura Hall emphasizes Julian's call to scorn the Devil. Julian of Norwich envisioned courage during a time of fear. Laughing at the Devil describes how a courageous woman transformed a setting of dread into hope, solidarity, and resistance |
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| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 1478002107 |
| Access: | Restricted Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9781478002109 |