A companion to Clare of Assisi : life, writings, and spirituality / by Joan Mueller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mueller, Joan, 1956-

Series:

Brill's companions to the Christian tradition ; v. 21.

Brill's companions to the Christian tradition ; v. 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clare, of Assisi, Saint, 1194-1253.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Clare of Assisi: Life, Writings and Spirituality examines Clare not merely as an obedient footnote to the friars, but as a Franciscan founder in her own right who kept primitive Franciscan ideals alive into the middle of the thirteenth century and transposed them into a woman’s key. Bringing together the best of international research, the text examines Clare’s importance within the early Franciscan milieu and her contribution to the thirteenth-century women's movement. It studies the radicalism of Clare's Franciscan choice, her life within the Monastery of San Damiano, her politicking with Agnes of Prague for the "privilege of poverty," and her uniqueness among other women in Gregory IX's Damianite ordo. Following this historical study are critical translations and literary analyses of Clare's four letters to Agnes of Prague as well as a new translation and commentary on Clare’s Forma Vitae .

Contents:

Preliminary Material / J. Mueller

Introduction / J. Mueller

Chapter One. The Franciscan Choice / J. Mueller

Chapter Two. The Monastery Of S. Damiano / J. Mueller

Chapter Three. The Politics Of “Infant’s Milk”: Clare Of Assisi And The Privilege Of Poverty / J. Mueller

Chapter Four. The Ordo That Gregory IX Founded: Clare Among Other Ugolinian Sisters / J. Mueller

Chapter Five. Reading Clare’s Letters In Context / J. Mueller

Chapter Six. The Agnes Legend In Clare’s Letters / J. Mueller

Chapter Seven. Clare’s Forma Vitae: Unique Contributions / J. Mueller

Clare’s First Letter To Agnes / J. Mueller

Clare’s Second Letter To Agnes / J. Mueller

Clare’s Third Letter To Agnes / J. Mueller

Clare’s Fourth Letter To Agnes / J. Mueller

Clare’s Forma Vitae / J. Mueller

Bibliography / J. Mueller

Index Of Subject / J. Mueller

Illustrations / J. Mueller.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-299) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-78673-3

9786612786730

90-04-19343-X

OCLC:

667292781

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004182165.i-316 DOI