Celtic Way of Prayer The Recovery of the Religious Imagination

Name: Celtic Way of Prayer The Recovery of the Religious Imagination
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ISBN: 9780385493741

ISBN-10: 0385493746

ISBN-13: 9780385493741

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Authors: Esther De Waal

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Esther de Waal, one of Celtic Christianity's preeminent scholars, shows how this tradition of worship draws on both the pre-Christian past and on the fullness of the Gospel. It is also an enlightening glimpse at the history, folklore, and liturgy of the Celtic people. Esther de Waal introduces readers to monastic prayer and praise (the foundation stone of Celtic Christianity), early Irish litanies, medieval Welsh praise poems, and the wealth of blessings derived from an oral tradition that made prayer a part of daily life. Through this invigorating book, readers enter a world in which ritual and rhythm, nature and seasons, images and symbols play an essential role. A welcome contrast to…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 7/20/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.52" wide x 8.25" long x 0.66" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Journeying



Image and Song



The Trinity



Time



The Presence of God



The Solitary



Dark Forces



The Cross



The Saints



Praise


Notes


Index