Late Anglo-Saxon Prayer in Practice : : Before the Books of Hours / / Kate H. Thomas.

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 be...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2020
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Place / Publishing House:Kalamazoo, MI : : Medieval Institute Publications, , [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:Publications of the Richard Rawlinson Center
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Physical Description:1 online resource (XII, 304 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • Introduction and Methodology
  • 1. Prayers to the Trinity and Saints
  • 2. Praying with the Hours and Psalms
  • 3. Prayers to the Holy Cross
  • 4. Prayers of Protection and Healing
  • 5. Prayers of Confession and Penitence
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Prayers
  • General Index