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Queering Richard Rolle

Mystical Theology and the Hermit in Fourteenth-Century England

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Complicates the life, writing, and theology of a mysterious but compelling medieval figure
  • Recasts the vitality of Rolle’s theological concerns and its influence on mystical thought during the period
  • Provides cross-over appeal for scholars in history, literary studies, cultural studies, sexuality studies, queer theory, queer theology, and gender studies

Part of the book series: The New Middle Ages (TNMA)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Introduction: Queering the Hermit

    • Christopher M. Roman
    Pages 1-24
  3. Richard Rolle’s Eremitic Ontology

    • Christopher M. Roman
    Pages 25-53
  4. The Phenomenology of the Open Body

    • Christopher M. Roman
    Pages 55-84
  5. Epilogue: Three Vignettes

    • Christopher M. Roman
    Pages 117-123
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 125-144

About this book

This book examines three aspects of Rolle’s thinking used throughout this work: his ontology, phenomenology, and sound ecology. These facets of his work invoke both a way of understanding being in the world, an opening up of the body in queer ways to experience the divine, and a way to consider divine contemplation in terms of singing the body. 

Queering Richard Rolle considers how Rolle navigates queer, eremitic conduct in order to create an identity always in process

Authors and Affiliations

  • Kent State University , New Philadelphia, USA

    Christopher M. Roman

About the author

Christopher M. Roman is Associate Professor of English at Kent State University, USA.

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eBook USD 44.99
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Softcover Book USD 59.99
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Hardcover Book USD 59.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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