Spiritual calculations : number and numeracy in late medieval English sermons /

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Medieval English sermons teem with examples of quantitative reasoning, ranging from the arithmetical to the numerological, and regularly engage with numerical concepts. Examining sermons written in Middle English and Latin, this book reveals that popular English-speaking audiences were encouraged to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cooper-Rompato, Christine F., 1970- (Autor)
Formato: eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2021]
Temas:
Sermons, English (Middle) > History and criticism.
Sermons, Medieval > England > History and criticism.
Mathematics > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Numeracy > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Sermons anglais (moyen anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Sermons médiévaux > Angleterre > Histoire et critique.
Numeracy > Religious aspects > Christianity
Mathematics > Religious aspects > Christianity
Sermons, English (Middle)
Sermons, Medieval
England
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. Spiritual Calculations
  • Encountering the Divine Through Number in Middle English Sermons: An Overview
  • Numbers in Dives and Pauper and the Sermons of Warminster, Longleat House MS 4: Models for Spiritual Understanding and Practice
  • "Knowing Thyself" and God Through Number in Jacob's Well (pp. 63-94)
  • Quantitative Reasoning in the Latin Sermons of Robert Rypon in London, British Library, MS Harley 4894
  • Conclusion. Practical and Spiritual Numeracy in "The Book of Margery Kempe"
  • Appendix. Methods of Counting and Calculation in the Later Middle Ages.

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