Interrupting God: Sounding Out Emergency in the Cloud and the Consuetudines
This article offers new textual evidence to strengthen the argument for a Carthusian authorship of the Cloud of Unknowing. It suggests that chapters 37 and 38 of the Cloud make reference to a passage in the Consuetudines of Prior Guigo I. The passage states that a Carthusian monk may only break his...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Journal of medieval religious cultures
Anno: 2025, Volume: 51, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 171-186 |
| Notazioni IxTheo: | CB Esistenza cristiana KAF Tardo Medioevo KCA Ordine religioso |
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| Riepilogo: | This article offers new textual evidence to strengthen the argument for a Carthusian authorship of the Cloud of Unknowing. It suggests that chapters 37 and 38 of the Cloud make reference to a passage in the Consuetudines of Prior Guigo I. The passage states that a Carthusian monk may only break his vow of silence in response to a "strange cry" or "danger of fire." The essay explores the affective, sonic, and meditative implications of crying "fire" as a method of contemplative prayer in the Cloud and argues that this word had uniquely potent connotations for the Carthusian reader. |
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| ISSN: | 2153-9650 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Journal of medieval religious cultures
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