عنوان

Compelling God :

1487514379

9781487514372

9781487501983

Compelling God :

[Book]

theories of prayer in Anglo-Saxon England /

Stephanie Clark.

Toronto :

University of Toronto Press,

[2018]

1 online resource (x, 318 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Copyright; Epigraph; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Anglo-Saxon Inheritance; 2 Gratiam pro gratia: Bede on Prayer; 3 Does Prayer Work? The Prayers of King Alfred; 4 Ã#x86;lfric and the Community of Prayer; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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"While prayer is generally understood as "communion with God" modern forms of spirituality prefer "communion" that is non-petitionary and wordless. This preference has unduly influenced modern scholarship on historic methods of prayer particularly concerning Anglo-Saxon spirituality. In Compelling God, Stephanie Clark examines the relationship between prayer, gift giving, the self, and community in Anglo-Saxon England. Clark's analysis of the works of Bede, Ælfric, and Alfred utilizes anthropologic and economic theories of exchange in order to reveal the ritualized, gift-giving relationship with God that Anglo-Saxon prayer espoused. Anglo-Saxon prayer therefore should be considered not merely within the usual context of contemplation, rumination, and meditation but also within the context of gift exchange, offering, and sacrifice. Compelling God allows us to see how practices of prayer were at the centre of social connections through which Anglo-Saxons conceptualized a sense of their own personal and communal identity."--‡cProvided by publisher.

JSTOR

22573/ctt2177nq2

Compelling God.

1487501986

Aelfric

Alfred,849-899.

Bede,673-735.

Aelfric

Alfred,849-899

Bede,673-735

Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)-- England-- History and criticism.

English literature-- Old English, ca. 450-1100-- History and criticism.

Prayer-- Christianity-- History.

Prayer in literature.

Prayers, Early Christian.

Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)

English literature-- Old English.

LITERARY CRITICISM-- European-- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.

Prayer-- Christianity.

Prayer in literature.

Prayers, Early Christian.

England.

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HIS037010

LIT-- 004120

LIT004120

LIT011000

REL033000

Clark, Stephanie,1975-

20200823032944.0

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[Book]

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