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Loading... Ancrene Wisse: Guide for Anchoressesby Anonymous
   None No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) GlenRalph | Aug 11, 2009 |  Good background knowledge: this was quite the thing to do in medieval times, and a thing that probably should have been looked into by such delightful characters as our good friend Margery Kempe - "ahem" (a moment of silence ensues). Anyway, in Ancrene Wisse, a Dominican friar from ---shire (Derby? Hamp? Shrop? whatever) takes upon himself the task of dispensing keen advice on hot topics such as devotions, protecting the heart though the senses - "Men like this stink of their stinking job and make every place stink that they come near. May the Lord prevent the breath of their stinking throats ever coming near you;" the Inner Feelings, temptations and their remedies (otherwise known as 'How to Defeat the "Hell-dog" Using Only A Crucifix'...), confession, penance, loving Christ, and the ground rules for the anchoritic life. All in all, a splendid way to spend your Saturday night...consumatum est. (  )1  catecolem | Nov 7, 2006 |  ) ME_Dictionary | Mar 20, 2020 | ) ME_Dictionary | Mar 19, 2020 | ) ME_Dictionary | Mar 19, 2020 | no reviews | add a review
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This early thirteenth-century West Midlands guide for women recluses is not only one of the major works of early Middle English prose, but is also a key document for the development of medieval spirituality. It reflects the "democratization" of religious experience which was one of theoutcomes of the "Medieval Reformation". Drawing on new kinds of pastoral literature designed to appeal to a more general audience, the insight, wit and charm of Ancrene Wisse led to its adaptation for other readers, both religious and lay, and it continued in use until the end of the Middle Ages.This new annotated translation, based on the text in Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 402, incorporates the most recent research on Ancrene Wisse's contemporary context and offers an accessible, up-to-date introduction for both scholars and students. No library descriptions found. |
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