Late Anglo-Saxon Prayer in Practice: Before the Books of Hours

Kate H. Thomas

Published by Medieval Institute Publications 2020

Late Anglo-Saxon Prayer in Practice

Before the Books of Hours

Kate H. Thomas

In the series Publications of the Richard Rawlinson Center

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110661958

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This monograph examines Anglo-Saxon prayer outside of the communal liturgy. With a particular emphasis on its practical aspects, it considers how small groups of prayers were elaborated into complex programs for personal devotion, resulting in the forerunners of the Special Offices.

With examples being taken chiefly from major eleventh-century collections of prayers, liturgy and medical remedies, the methodologies of Anglo-Saxon compilers are examined, followed by five chapters on specialist kinds of prayer: to the Trinity and saints, for liturgical feasts and the canonical hours, to the Holy Cross, for protection and healing, and confessions. Analyzing prayer in a wide range of different situations, this book argues that Anglo-Saxon manuscripts may have included far more private offices than have so far been recognized, if we see them for what they were.

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Kate Thomas, University of York, Heslington, UK.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
List of Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Introduction and Methodology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Prayers to the Trinity and Saints Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
2. Praying with the Hours and Psalms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
3. Prayers to the Holy Cross Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
4. Prayers of Protection and Healing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
5. Prayers of Confession and Penitence Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	276
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	283
Index of Prayers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297
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Language: English
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
Audience: Medievalists, Scholars of English Studies and Theology
Pages
- Front matter: 12
- Main content: 304
Illustrations
- Tables: 25
Keywords: Prayer; Anglo-Saxon; Liturgy; Medicine; Lived Religion

eBook

Published: January 20, 2020
ISBN: 9783110661958

Hardcover

Published: January 20, 2020
ISBN: 9781580443616