The Middle Ages saw a flourishing of mysticism that was astonishing for its richness and distinctiveness. This book examines a number of women whose lives exemplify traditions which were central to medieval theology but whose contributions have tended to be dismissed as 'merely spiritual' by the scholars.
The Middle Ages saw a flourishing of mysticism that was astonishing for its richness and distinctiveness. This book examines a number of women whose lives exemplify traditions which were central to medieval theology but whose contributions have tended to be dismissed as 'merely spiritual' by the scholars.
Andrea Janelle Dickens is Assistant Professor of Ancient and Medieval Church History at United Theological Seminary, Trotwood, Ohio. She has written many essays and articles on medieval theology and spirituality, and is also the author of The I.B. Tauris History of Monasticism: The Western Tradition (forthcoming).
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CONTENTS: 1. Introduction 2. Richeldis de Faverches 3. Hildegard of Bingen 4. Christina the Astonishing 5. Hadewijch of Brabant 6. Mechtilde of Magdeburg 7. Mechtilde of Hackeborn 8. Angelina Foligno 9. Marguerite Porete 10. Julian of Norwich 11. Catherine of Siena 12. Margery Kempe 13. Theresa of Avila 14. Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Index
CONTENTS: 1. Introduction 2. Richeldis de Faverches 3. Hildegard of Bingen 4. Christina the Astonishing 5. Hadewijch of Brabant 6. Mechtilde of Magdeburg 7. Mechtilde of Hackeborn 8. Angelina Foligno 9. Marguerite Porete 10. Julian of Norwich 11. Catherine of Siena 12. Margery Kempe 13. Theresa of Avila 14. Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Index
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