Women and Mystical Experience in the Middle Ages
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A01=Frances Beer
Anglo-Saxon
Author_Frances Beer
Biography
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Catholicism
Christianity
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Female
Feminism
Gender
Germanic
Medieval
Medieval heroines
Medieval spirituality
Medieval women
Middle Ages
Misogyny
Mysticism
Religion
Theology
Women
Women's history
Women's studies
Product details
- ISBN 9780851153438
- Weight: 298g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 06 Aug 1992
- Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Original and thought-provoking study of three medieval women mystics based on writings and biographical material.
`A wholly feminine voice within Catholicism-they express the inexpressible better than any amount of rational thinking about God.' THE TIMES
The three women who are the subject of this fascinating study lefta rich legacyof medieval spirituality. Frances Beer explores their writings and draws on available historical evidence to bring the experience of all three women closer to a 20th-century audience. She sees Hildegard's perception of her Creator as informed by the heroic ideal, while Mechthild's erotic experience seems to show the influence of the minnesingers. Julian's experience of tender intimacy with her Lord demonstrates an egalitarian confidence in the ability of the individual soul to progress towards onenesswith the divine. Their individual natures are also further revealed through the author's examination of their resolution of a number of theological problems. In contrast, the works of two medieval men writing for women are also explored.
FRANCESBEER is Associate Professor of English at York University, Toronto.
