Looking in the Mirror of Augustine's Rule
Augustine's Rule is one of the most influential texts in the history of religious life in the West. Those who follow the Rule, whose longest chapter deals with visual asceticism, are to examine themselves in it “as in a mirror.” This paper uses visual theory to explore the meaning of the Rule a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2012
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New blackfriars
Year: 2012, Volume: 93, Issue: 1045, Pages: 263-275 |
| Further subjects: | B
Gaze
B Chastity B Augustine's Rule B Self-knowledge B Mirror |
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| Summary: | Augustine's Rule is one of the most influential texts in the history of religious life in the West. Those who follow the Rule, whose longest chapter deals with visual asceticism, are to examine themselves in it “as in a mirror.” This paper uses visual theory to explore the meaning of the Rule as a mirror in order to have a new look at the meaning of chastity, self-knowledge, and the gaze. |
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| ISSN: | 1741-2005 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New blackfriars
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-2005.2010.01365.x |