Journal article
Encompassment in love: Rabi'a of Basra in dialogue with Julian of Norwich
- Abstract:
- Rabi'a Al-Adawiya (ca. 717–801) and Julian of Norwich (ca. 1343–1416) offer fertile ground for comparative study, but they have yet to be studied together in depth. This article is the first sustained comparative analysis of these two crucial voices, each dominant in research on Islamic and Christian love respectively. There are powerful correspondences between the contemplatives' approaches to divine love. Both Julian and Rabi'a seek an apprehension of the ineffable Beloved in their prose and poetry respectively. Attention will rest primarily on these women's approaches to divine familiarity and indwelling; these approaches are enshrined in their prayer practice and in their imaged enclosures.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.5325/jmedirelicult.46.2.0115
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- Publisher:
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Journal:
- Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures More from this journal
- Volume:
- 46
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 115-136
- Publication date:
- 2020-08-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2020-06-01
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2153-9650
- ISSN:
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1947-6566
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1125130
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pubs:1125130
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2020-08-11
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- The Pennsylvania State University
- Copyright date:
- 2020
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- Copyright © 2020 by The Pennsylvania State University. All rights reserved.
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This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available from The Pennsylvania State University Press at https://doi.org/10.5325/jmedirelicult.46.2.0115
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