Spiritual Calculations - Number and Numeracy in Late Medieval English Sermons

About the author

Christine Cooper-Rompato is Professor of English and an affiliated member of Religious Studies at Utah State University. She is the author of The Gift of Tongues: Women's Xenoglossia in the Later Middle Ages, also published by Penn State University Press.

Summary

Explores discussions of numbers, arithmetic, and other mathematical operations in late medieval English sermons, revealing that popular English-speaking audiences were encouraged to engage in a wide range of numerate operations in their daily religious practices.

Product details

• Authors: Christine Cooper-Rompato, Christine (Utah State University) Cooper-Rompato
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.01.2022
• EAN: 9780271091624
• ISBN: 978-0-271-09162-4
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 431 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, RELIGION / Sermons / Christian, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Religion, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literature: history & criticism, Literature: history and criticism, Christian sermons