Rachel K. Teubner (Melbourne Australian Catholic University)

Dante and the Practice of Humility

A Theological Commentary on the Divine Comedy

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Produktbeschreibung

Examines humility as theologically central to the Comedy. Canto by canto, Teubner demonstrates the many means by which the poem's theology responds to contemporary readers' concerns. Readers will benefit richly from this gracefully written companion, which also introduces theologians to recent scholarship exploring Dante's religious thought.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 159mm x 237mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 694g
• ISBN-13: 9781009315357
• ISBN-10: 1009315358
• Artikelnr.: 67405483

Autorenporträt

Rachel K. Teubner is a Research Fellow in Medieval and Early Modern Studies at Australian Catholic University's Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry. She has held fellowships at Harvard University, the University of Cambridge, and the Institute for Critical Inquiry in Berlin. Her current research explores genre, gender and theology in women's lyric writings during the long Reformation.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introduction. Dante and the Practice of Humility: A Theological Commentary on the Divine Comedy: 1. Superbia as sin in inferno
2. Humility as difficult devotion
3. Art as humble practice
4. Humility as love's condition
5. Humility as capacity in paradiso
Conclusion
Bibliography
Acknowledgments.