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The '''''Abbey of the Holy Ghost''''' is a medieval [[prose]] [[allegory]], ca. 1350. The text is preserved in at least 26 manuscripts, often followed by the ''Charter of the Abbey of the Holy Ghost''. The text advises lay women on how to live a [[Contemplation|contemplative]] life outside of a [[monastery]]; the companion ''Charter'' speaks of the [[Fall of Man|fall]] and [[Christian salvation|salvation]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Lagorio|first=V.M.|title=[[Lexikon des Mittelalters]]|publisher=Metzler|chapter=Abbey of the Holy Ghost|page=14}}</ref>
{{Short description|Medieval prose allegory}}The '''''Abbey of the Holy Ghost''''' is a medieval [[prose]] [[allegory]], ca. 1350–1375.<ref name="DSimpson2002">{{cite book|author1=Donald P and Katherine B Loker Professor of English James Simpson, PH D|author2=James Simpson|title=The Oxford English Literary History: 1350-1547 : reform and cultural revolution|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J_kTsj6_sGkC&pg=PA435|year=2002|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-818261-0|pages=435–}}</ref> The text is preserved in at least 26 manuscripts, often followed by the ''Charter of the Abbey of the Holy Ghost''.<ref name="PhD2019">{{cite book|author=Kathryn Anderson Hall PhD|title=The Abbey of the Holy Ghost: Margaret of York, Charles the Bold, and the Politics of Devotion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1FqUDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT16|date=18 April 2019|publisher=Archway Publishing|isbn=978-1-4808-7329-2|pages=16–}}</ref> The text advises lay women on how to live a [[Contemplation|contemplative]] life outside a [[monastery]]; the companion ''Charter'' speaks of the [[Fall of Man|fall]] and [[Christian salvation|salvation]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Lagorio|first=V.M.|title=[[Lexikon des Mittelalters]]|publisher=Metzler|chapter=Abbey of the Holy Ghost|page=14}}</ref>

The most recent edition ''The Charter of the Abbey of the Holy Ghost'', was released in 1975 by [[University Microfilms International]].<ref name="Ghost1975">{{cite book|author=Abbey of the Holy Ghost|title=The Charter of the Abbey of the Holy Ghost: A Critical Edition from All Known Extant Manuscripts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L4vKwgEACAAJ|year=1975|publisher=&#91;Distr.&#93; University Microfilms International}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 01:47, 11 August 2024

The Abbey of the Holy Ghost is a medieval prose allegory, ca. 1350–1375.[1] The text is preserved in at least 26 manuscripts, often followed by the Charter of the Abbey of the Holy Ghost.[2] The text advises lay women on how to live a contemplative life outside a monastery; the companion Charter speaks of the fall and salvation.[3]

The most recent edition The Charter of the Abbey of the Holy Ghost, was released in 1975 by University Microfilms International.[4]

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  1. ^ Donald P and Katherine B Loker Professor of English James Simpson, PH D; James Simpson (2002). The Oxford English Literary History: 1350-1547 : reform and cultural revolution. Oxford University Press. pp. 435–. ISBN 978-0-19-818261-0.
  2. ^ Kathryn Anderson Hall PhD (18 April 2019). The Abbey of the Holy Ghost: Margaret of York, Charles the Bold, and the Politics of Devotion. Archway Publishing. pp. 16–. ISBN 978-1-4808-7329-2.
  3. ^ Lagorio, V.M. "Abbey of the Holy Ghost". Lexikon des Mittelalters. Metzler. p. 14.
  4. ^ Abbey of the Holy Ghost (1975). The Charter of the Abbey of the Holy Ghost: A Critical Edition from All Known Extant Manuscripts. [Distr.] University Microfilms International.