Thousands and Thousands of Lovers: Sense of Community Among the Nuns of Helfta
Anna Harrison$42.46
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Thousands and Thousands of Lovers examines the spiritual significance of community to the Cistercian nuns of Helfta--a concern that lies at the heart of the monastery's literature. Focusing on a woefully understudied resource and the largest body of female-authored writings in the thirteenth century, this book offers insight into the religious preoccupations of a theologically expert and intellectually vibrant cloister to reveal a subtle interplay between communal practice and private piety, other-directed attention, and inward-religious impulse. It considers the nuns' attitudes toward community among themselves and with their household members as well as with souls in purgatory and the saints.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 04/15/2022
ISBN: 9780879072896
Pages: 528
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d