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Affective Meditation and the Invention of Medieval Compassion

About Affective Meditation and the Invention of Medieval Compassion

This book offers a new history of a major medieval genre, affective meditations on the Passion. It argues that women were instrumental in the creation of this genre, and it illuminates how these scripts for the performance of prayer served to construct compassion itself as an intimate and feminine emotion.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780812242119
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 320
  • Published:
  • November 30, 2009
  • Dimensions:
  • 160x236x28 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 620 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: January 25, 2025
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025
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Description of Affective Meditation and the Invention of Medieval Compassion

This book offers a new history of a major medieval genre, affective meditations on the Passion. It argues that women were instrumental in the creation of this genre, and it illuminates how these scripts for the performance of prayer served to construct compassion itself as an intimate and feminine emotion.

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