Laughing at the Devil: Seeing the World with Julian of Norwich

by Amy Laura Hall

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478000252
• ISBN13: 9781478000259
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.2"