Impossible Recovery : Julian of Norwich and the Phenomenology of Well-Being.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lucas, Hannah.

Series:

Gender, Theory, and Religion Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Julian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (422 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Hannah Lucas explores the entanglement of illness and revelation in the writings of Julian of Norwich, illuminating the unexpected commonalities between the medical and the mystical and their significance for philosophies of health.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Note on Editions and Translations

Introduction. Then and Now: Recovering Julian of Norwich

1. Mapping the Journey Home: A Phenomenology of Well-Being

2. Learning to Live: Julian's Illness and the Craft of Dying

3. Bearing Witness: Revelation, Suffering, and the Fiend

4. Seeking Understanding: Julian's Mystical Text

5. The Contemplative Way: The Performance of Prayer and Homlyhede

6. Make Straight the Paths: Christ, Providence, and Salvation

Conclusion. Not Yet Performed: Julian in Time

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780231562409

0231562403

OCLC:

1472981872