Lucas Impossible Recovery

Julian of Norwich and the Phenomenology of Well-Being
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-0-231-56240-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch

Reihe: Gender, Theory, and Religion

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lucas, Hannah

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Europäische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Phänomenologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Hannah Lucas is the Newby Trust Research Fellow at Newnham College, University of Cambridge.