Narratives of Agency and Identity in Later Anglo-Saxon England
by
Katherine O'Brien O'Keeffe
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2012
Narratives of monastic life in Anglo-Saxon England depict individuals as responsible agents in the assumption and performance of religious identities. To modern eyes, however, many of the ‘choices’ they make would actually appear to be compulsory. Stealing Obedience explores how a Christian notion...