| Title |
The meaning of "soul" in Ælfric's "Catholic homilies" / |
| Translation of Title |
"Sielos" reikšmė Elfriko "Katalikų pamoksluose". |
| Authors |
Inčiuraitė, Lina |
| DOI |
10.15388/Verb.2010.1.4938 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Verbum.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2010, t. 1, p. 37-45.. ISSN 2029-6223 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Connotation ; Superordinate ; Hyponym ; Rational soul ; Mind ; Memory ; Spirit |
| Abstract [eng] |
In Ælfric's "Catholic Homilies", the mouth is viewed metaphorically as a window through which the soul can be viewed. It follows that through the mouth, the soul may get knowledge, i. e. wisdom as its spiritual food. Furthermore, the gesceadwisre sawle 'rational soul' is located in the head and it is responsible for thinking. Moreover, the abbot emphasizes that namely the rational soul distinguishes a man from the beasts and places him close to the angels. The human soul is both rational and immortal, thus, it cannot be ascribed to animals. In Ælfric's "Catholic Homilies', water plays a significant role as it has the significant power to cleanse the body and the soul from all the mortal and venial sins. Hence, the analysis revealed that the concept of soul obtains various names in accordance with its intellectual functions. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2010 |
| CC license |
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