Anhyld þinre heortan eare: Mind as Body in the Sermons of Ælfric
By using a metaphor of the mind as body, with eyes, and ears, a throat and voice, Ælfric explains the complexities of an Augustinian understanding of the mind in comparatively simple terms, to lead: ‘those who dwell in cities and towns and villages’ (Cassian 1997: 375) to an understanding of Christ....
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Open Library of Humanities
2024-01-01
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