190 Pages
by
Routledge
190 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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Julian of Norwich was a fourteenth-century woman who at the age of thirty had a series of vivid visions centred around the crucified Christ. Twenty years later, while living as an anchoress in a church, she is believed to have set out these visions in a text called the Showing of Love .
Going against the current trend to place Julian in the category of mystic - a classification which defines... Read more
1. Understanding Julian’s Showing of Love as Visionary Theology 2. The Anchoress and Her Community 3. Imagery, Literacy and Audience 4. The Redemption of the Body and the Redemption of Vision. Conclusion. Bibliography
Biography
Kevin Magill is an internationally recognized expert on Julian of Norwich.
'McGill's book is a serious contribution to the study of Julian's Showing of Love.' - Tarmo Toom, The John Leland Center for Theological Studies
