Julian of Norwich showings / Julian of Norwich ; authoritative texts, contexts, criticism ; edited by Denise N. Baker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Julian, of Norwich, 1343-

Contributor:

Baker, Denise N., 1946-

Series:

Norton critical edition

A Norton critical edition

Standardized Title:

Revelations of divine love

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Devotional literature, English (Middle).

Julian, of Norwich, 1343- Revelations of divine love.

Julian.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 213 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Showings of Julian of Norwich

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton, [2005]

Contents:

The Language of the Paris Manuscript xxiii

The Text of Showings 1

Contexts

The Short Text of A Book of Showings [A Woman as Teacher] / Julian of Norwich 129

The Book of Margery Kempe / Margery Kempe 130

[A Visit with Julian of Norwich] 130

[Meditation on the Passion] 131

The Trinity [The Two Parts of the Mind] / Augustine 135

The Scale of Perfection [The Two Parts of the Soul] / Walter Hilton 136

De Institutione Inclusarum [Jesus as Mother] / Aelred of Rievaulx 137

Ancrene Wisse (A Guide for Anchoresses) [Jesus as Mother] / Anonymous 139

Criticism

From The Life of an Anchoress / Grace M. Jantzen 143

[The Trope of the Scribe and the Question of Literary Authority in the Texts of Julian of Norwich] / Lynn Staley Johnson 150

From The Humanity of Christ: Reflections on Julian of Norwich's Revelation of Love / David Aers 158

From The Likeness of God and the Restoration of Humanity in Julian of Norwich's Showings / Sandra J. McEntire 164

[Human Nature: The Image of God] / Joan M. Nuth 176

[Jesus as Mother] / Caroline Walker Bynum 190

The Art of Mystical Loving: Julian of Norwich / B. A. Windeatt 196.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0393979156

OCLC:

55887401