Late Anglo-Saxon Prayer in Practice
Thomas, Kate H
This monograph examines the practice of Anglo-Saxon prayer, especially in private, outside of the communal liturgy. With a particular emphasis on the practical aspects of prayer, it considers how small groups of prayers were elaborated into complex programs for personal devotion, resulting in the forerunners of the Special Offices. With examples being taken chiefly from three major eleventh-century prayer collections, the methodologies of Angl...