Laughing at the Devil
Seeing the World with Julian of Norwich
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Inspiration & Meditation, Mysticism, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&
| Author: | Amy Laura Hall | ISBN: | 9781478002109 |
| Publisher: | Duke University Press | Publication: | July 16, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Duke University Press Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Amy Laura Hall |
| ISBN: | 9781478002109 |
| Publisher: | Duke University Press |
| Publication: | July 16, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Duke University Press Books |
| Language: | English |
Laughing at the Devil is an invitation to see the world with a medieval visionary now known as Julian of Norwich, believed to be the first woman to have written a book in English. (We do not know her given name, because she became known by the name of a church that became her home.) Julian “saw our Lord scorn [the Devil's] wickedness” and noted that “he wants us to do the same.” In this impassioned, analytic, and irreverent book, Amy Laura Hall emphasizes Julian's call to scorn the Devil. Julian of Norwich envisioned courage during a time of fear. Laughing at the Devil describes how a courageous woman transformed a setting of dread into hope, solidarity, and resistance.
Laughing at the Devil is an invitation to see the world with a medieval visionary now known as Julian of Norwich, believed to be the first woman to have written a book in English. (We do not know her given name, because she became known by the name of a church that became her home.) Julian “saw our Lord scorn [the Devil's] wickedness” and noted that “he wants us to do the same.” In this impassioned, analytic, and irreverent book, Amy Laura Hall emphasizes Julian's call to scorn the Devil. Julian of Norwich envisioned courage during a time of fear. Laughing at the Devil describes how a courageous woman transformed a setting of dread into hope, solidarity, and resistance.
