From Vision to Book
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Köp båda 2 för 1732 kr"Baker guides her reader ... through the intricacies of medieval devotional culture and theology; every point is made very thoroughly... The rigor of this historical assessment is impressive."--Julian Gibbs, The [London] Times "Baker's book offers one of the fullest accounts so far of the theological genealogy and implications of Julian's Showings."--Karma Lochrie, American Historical Review "An important contribution to the study of women's intellectual achievements and to the history of the body; students of medieval theology will quarry its rich insight into Julian's Showings, a work of uncommon literary force and of enduring theological significance."--Anna Harrison, Crisis "[Baker's argument] is clear, concise, and convincing... [She] has written a sensitive and balanced study, which will now become required reading for anyone interested in Julian."--Karl Tamburr, Review of English Studies "[An] innovative and comprehensive discussion of Julian of Norwich's growth from visionary to mystical theologian... Baker's own prose, like the shape of her argument, takes its cue from Julian: modest and succinct, Baker's lucid writing is intellectually rigorous and quietly appreciative of both subject and audience."--Denise L. Despres, Speculum "This is one of the most sensible and sensitive discussions of the showings of Julian of Norwich yet to appear in book form... is grounded in a clear account of the evolution and development of Julian's theological and visionary understanding in the intellectual and devotional context of her time... [I]t offers a reliable, thoughtful and challenging reading of the text which will cause any reader of Julian to return to the text with new questions and fresh perceptions."--Vincent Gillespie, Aevum "Baker has more than succeeded in coming to terms with the nature and magnitude of Julian's achievement. Her book is worthy of its subject."--Christina von Nolcken, Modern Philology "In this, the first major assessment of her significance as a visionary and theologian, Denise Nowakowski Baker places Julian in her 14th-century context... the rigour of this historical assessment is impressive."--Julian Gibbs, The Times (London) "[A] detailed ... analysis of both the short and long forms of the mystic Julian of Norwich's Showings... offers the general reader thoughtful insights into both the Showings and its milieu."--Publishers Weekly "Baker's study traces the 14th century's first English woman of letters from a visionary to a theologian... [Her] work will provide students and scholars a serious study of this important woman theologian."--Choice
List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction3Ch. 1Affective Spirituality and the Genesis of A Book of Showings15Ch. 2From Visualization to Vision: Meditation and the Bodily Showings40Ch. 3"Alle Shalle Be Wele": The Theodicy of Julian of Norwich63Ch. 4The Parable of the Lord and Servant and the Doctrine of Original Sin83Ch. 5Reconceiving the Imago Dei: The Motherhood of Jesus and the Ideology of the Self107Ch. 6Re-Visions and A Book of Showings135Conclusion165Notes167Works Cited199Index213