LEADER 04568nam 2200697 450 001 9910789119703321 005 20230803201822.0 010 $a1-5017-2516-5 010 $a0-8014-7093-5 024 7 $a10.7591/9780801470936 035 $a(CKB)3710000000087750 035 $a(EBL)3138571 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001115800 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12358183 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001115800 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11083990 035 $a(PQKB)11083913 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001500248 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3138571 035 $a(OCoLC)966814265 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse51957 035 $a(DE-B1597)478346 035 $a(OCoLC)870273083 035 $a(OCoLC)979904766 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780801470936 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3138571 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10836271 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL683534 035 $a(OCoLC)922998454 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000087750 100 $a20130709d2014 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe secret within $ehermits, recluses, and spiritual outsiders in medieval England /$fWolfgang Riehle ; translated by Charity Scott-Stokes 210 1$aIthaca :$cCornell University Press,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (448 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-52252-9 311 $a0-8014-5109-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe development of eremitical mysticism in the British Isles -- Early Cistercian theology in England -- Ancrene wisse : a magnificent exemplar of early English mysticism -- "Female" versus "male" spirituality : a talking of the love of God and the meditations of the Monk of Farne -- Richard Rolle of Hampole : England's first great mystic -- Marguerite Porete's Mirror of simple souls and its reception in England -- The cloud of unknowing and related tracts -- Walter Hilton : England's mystic theologian -- The singular vision of Julian of Norwich -- Margery Kempe : the shocking "fool in Christ" -- Some aspects of popularizing mysticism in late medieval England. 330 $aSpiritual seekers throughout history have sought illumination through solitary contemplation. In the Christian tradition, medieval England stands out for its remarkable array of hermits, recluses, and spiritual outsiders-from Cuthbert, Godric of Fichale, and Christina of Markyate to Richard Rolle, Julian of Norwich, and Margery Kempe. In The Secret Within, Wolfgang Riehle offers the first comprehensive history of English medieval mysticism in decades-one that will appeal to anyone fascinated by mysticism as a phenomenon of religious life. In considering the origins and evolution of the English mystical tradition, Riehle begins in the twelfth century with the revival of eremitical mysticism and the early growth of the Cistercian Order in the British Isles. He then focuses in depth on the great mystics of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries-Richard Rolle (the first great English mystic), the author of The Cloud of Unknowing, Walter Hilton, Margery Kempe, and Julian of Norwich. Riehle carefully grounds his narrative in the broader spiritual landscape of the Middle Ages, pointing out both prior influences dating back to Late Antiquity and corresponding developments in mysticism and theology on the Continent. He discusses the problem of possible differences between male and female spirituality and the movement of popularizing mysticism in the late Middle Ages. Filled with fresh insights, The Secret Within will be welcomed especially by teachers and students of medieval literature as well as by those engaged in historical, theological, philosophical, cultural, even anthropological and comparative studies of mysticism. 606 $aMysticism$zEngland$xHistory$yMiddle Ages, 600-1500 606 $aEnglish literature$yMiddle English, 1100-1500$xHistory and criticism 606 $aChristian literature, English (Middle)$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aMysticism$xHistory 615 0$aEnglish literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aChristian literature, English (Middle)$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a248.2/209420902 700 $aRiehle$b Wolfgang$0551370 701 $aScott-Stokes$b Charity$0702882 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789119703321 996 $aThe secret within$93810643 997 $aUNINA