Medieval Writings on Female Spirituality
$28.89
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
28 May 2002
Summary
Biographies, poetic compositions, works that are mystical, prophetic, visionary, or meditative: the selections here reflect the developments in medieval piety, particularly in the link between female spirituality and the body. Included are the dramatic visionary writings of Hildegard of Bingen; letters and poems by Hadewijch expressing passionate love for God; and Marguerite Porete’s allegorical poem “The Mirror of Simple Souls,” a dialogue between Love and Soul that was condemned as heretica…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140439250 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140439250 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Spearing |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 28 May 2002 |
| Weight: | 249g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 131mm x 196mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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Elizabeth Spearing
Elizabeth Spearing holds a D.Phil from the University of York. She has translated Julian of Norwich’s Revelations of Divine Love for Penguin Classics.
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