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Interpreting Devotion
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Author : Karen Pechilis
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-03-22
Interpreting Devotion written by Karen Pechilis and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-22 with Religion categories.
Devotion is a category of expression in many of the world’s religious traditions. This book looks at issues involved in academically interpreting religious devotion, as well as exploring the interpretations of religious devotion made by a sixth century poet, a twelfth century biographer, and present-day festival publics. The book focuses on the female poet-saint Kāraikkāl Ammaiyār, whose poetry is devotional in nature. It discusses the biography written on the poet six centuries after her lifetime, and suggests ways of interpreting Kāraikkāl Ammaiyār’s poetry without using the categories and events promoted by her biographer, in order to engage her own thoughts as they are communicated through the poetry attributed to her. In the same way that the biographer made the poet ‘speak’ to his present day, the book looks at how festivals held today make both the poetry and the biography relevant to the present day. By discussing how poetry, story and festival provide distinctive yet overlapping interpretations of the saint, this book reveals the selections and priorities of interpreters in the making of a living tradition. It is an accessible contribution to students and scholars of religion, Indian history and women’s studies.
Authentic Devotion
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Author : Francis De Sales
language : en
Publisher: Shaw Books
Release Date : 2010-07-07
Authentic Devotion written by Francis De Sales and has been published by Shaw Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-07 with Religion categories.
Centuries ago, Francis de Sales–bishop of Geneva during the lifetime of many first generation Protestant Calvinists–wrote about the importance of having a spiritual director. Yet he later told his biographer such a person “would be difficult to find,” suggesting that in these circumstances, “We can look for guidance among the books of authors who are no longer living. Devotional books are our best Directors.” Today, de Sales serves as such a spiritual director to countless modern day believers, and his Introduction to the Devout Life is recognized as one of the truly great works of devotional literature. Originally written as a series of letters of religious guidance, this enduring book is filled with thoughtful spiritual illustrations and radiates with a warm humanity that touches people of all religious backgrounds. A classic masterpiece of spiritual writing, de Sales’ book is acknowledged to be among the top handful of guides to Christian living. No matter where readers are in their spiritual development–whether they are beginners or skilled theologians–this modern interpretation, an “honest paraphrase” of de Sales’ work, will gently guide them down the clearest path imaginable into a deeper and more authentic religious life.
Devotion
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Author : Constance M. Furey
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2021-12-10
Devotion written by Constance M. Furey and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-10 with Literary Criticism categories.
"What brings religious scholars Constance Furey, Sarah Hammerschlag, and Amy Hollywood together in Devotion is a shared conviction that "reading helps us live with and through the unknown." For them, the nature of reading raises questions fundamental to how we think about our political futures and modes of human relation. Each essay suggests different ways to characterize the object of devotion and the stance of the devout subject before it. Furey writes about devotion in terms of vivification, energy, and artifice; Hammerschlag in terms of commentary, mimicry, and fetishism; and Hollywood in terms of anarchy, antinomianism, and atopia. They are interested in literature not as providing models for ethical, political, or religious life, but as creating the site in which the possible-and the impossible-transport the reader, enabling new forms of thought, habits of mind, and modes of life. Ranging from German theologian Martin Luther to French-Jewish philosopher Sarah Kofman to American poet Susan Howe, this volume is not just a reflection on forms of devotion, it is also an enactment of devotion itself"--
Material Devotion In A South Indian Poetic World
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Author : Leah Elizabeth Comeau
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2020-03-19
Material Devotion In A South Indian Poetic World written by Leah Elizabeth Comeau and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-19 with Religion categories.
Material Devotion in a South Indian Poetic World contributes new methods for the study and interpretation of material religion found within literary landscapes. The poets of Hindu devotion are known for their intimate celebration of deities, and while verses over a thousand years old are still treasured, translated, and performed, little attention has been paid to the evocative sensorial worlds referenced by these literary compositions. This book offers a material interpretation of an understudied poem that defined an entire genre of South Asian literature -Tirukkovaiyar-the 9th-century Tamil poem dedicated to Shiva. The poetry of Tamil South India invites travel across real and imagined geography, naming royal patrons, ancient temple towns, and natural landscapes. Leah Elizabeth Comeau locates the materiality of devotion to Shiva in a world unique to the South Indian vernacular and yet captivating to audiences across time, place, and tradition.
The Virgin Mary S Book At The Annunciation
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Author : Laura Saetveit Miles
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2020
The Virgin Mary S Book At The Annunciation written by Laura Saetveit Miles and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Literary Criticism categories.
An overlooked aspect of the iconography of the Annunciation investigated - Mary's book.
Materiality And Devotion In The Poetry Of George Herbert
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Author : Francesca Cioni
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2024-01-11
Materiality And Devotion In The Poetry Of George Herbert written by Francesca Cioni and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-11 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book uses textual and material evidence -- in poetry, prayers, physiologies, sermons, church buildings and monuments, manuscript diaries and notebooks -- to explore how material things held spiritual meaning in George Herbert's poetry, and to reflect on scholarly approaches to matter and form in devotional poetry.
Devotions On The Greek New Testament
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Author : Zondervan,
language : en
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
Release Date : 2017-05-23
Devotions On The Greek New Testament written by Zondervan, and has been published by Zondervan Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-23 with Religion categories.
Fifty-two short devotions based on passages from the Greek New Testament--written by some of the top Greek scholars of today. The main point each devotion offers comes from a careful reading and study of the passage in the Greek New Testament, not from the English Bible. The authors use a variety of exegetical approaches in their devotions: grammatical, lexical, rhetorical, sociohistorical, linguistic, etc. Some insights focus on particular words and their role in the passage, while others highlight background studies or provide a theological reading of the passage. Each devotion draws students into translating a short passage and pursuing an understanding of why this or that insight matters for their lives and ministries. Devotions on the Greek New Testament encourages professors, students, and pastors alike to continue to use their Greek Bibles beyond their seminary years. Celebrated contributors include: Scot McKnight Daniel B. Wallace Craig L. Blomberg Mark Strauss William D. Mounce Devotions on the Greek New Testament can be used as a weekly personal devotional or as a supplemental resource throughout a semester or sequence of courses.
Devotional Visualities
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Author : Karen Pechilis
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Studies in Material
Release Date : 2023-10-19
Devotional Visualities written by Karen Pechilis and has been published by Bloomsbury Studies in Material this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-19 with Religion categories.
This book is the first to focus on material visualities that shape, convey and expand paths of devotional participation (bhakti) from across India, in the past and present. The book argues that a central focus on visuality is both at the heart of bhakti expression, and as an academic focus, it changes our understanding of bhakti's development and impact through analysis of material religion. As theorized in recent scholarship,`visuality' is an imaged materiality that shapes reality and does not just reflect it. Bhakti visualities, in their overlapping diversity and use of accessible technologies, provide us with ways of thinking about new and alternative histories of bhakti as distinct from, yet related to, our understanding of bhakti based on the predominance of textual studies. Bhakti is one of the most-studied aspects of Hinduism on account of its expression through emotive poetry, song and vivid hagiographies of saints, and this book shows that examining bhakti's visualities is crucial for understanding its wide and enduring influence on the field of religion and beyond.
Using And Enjoying Biblical Greek
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Author : Rodney A. Whitacre
language : en
Publisher: Baker Academic
Release Date : 2015-11-24
Using And Enjoying Biblical Greek written by Rodney A. Whitacre and has been published by Baker Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-24 with Religion categories.
Many who study biblical Greek despair of being able to use it routinely, but veteran instructor Rodney Whitacre says there is hope! By learning to read Greek slowly, students can become fluent one passage at a time and grasp the New Testament in its original language. Whitacre explains how to practice meditation on Scripture (lectio divina) in Greek, presenting a workable way to make Greek useful in life and ministry. Ideal for classroom use and for group or individual study, this book helps students advance their knowledge of Greek and equips them to read the original texts with fluency and depth.
Art Identity And Devotion In Fourteenth Century England
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Author : Kathryn Ann Smith
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2003-01-01
Art Identity And Devotion In Fourteenth Century England written by Kathryn Ann Smith and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-01 with Art categories.
Examines the De Lisle hours of Margaret de Beauchamp, the De Bois hours (Dubois hours) of Hawisia de Bois, and the Neville of Hornby hours of Isabel de Byron.