Visions and Longings: Medieval Women Mystics
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The women mystics of medieval Europe represent the very first feminine voices heard in a world where women were nearly silent. As such, they are striking and unusual, strange, powerful and urgent. Monica Furlong uses key selections from among these women's own writings and writings about them by their contemporaries, along with her own assessment of them, to open up their contributions to a wide popular audience. The eleven women represented in this anthology were housewives, visionaries, abbesses, beguines, recluses, and nuns who wrote between the eleventh and fourteenth centuries. They include: H loise, the scholar and abbess, whose letters to Abelard are treasure of medieval literature. Hildegard of Bingen, the visionary Rhineland nun. Clare of Assisi, the close friend of Saint Francis and founder of the Poor Clares. Catherine of Siena, an influential spiritual counselor whose book, Dialogue, consists of a debate between herself and God. Julian of Norwich, the English hermitess who spent the greater part of her life meditating on and coming to understand the striking visions she received as a young woman. and many others...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1570623147
ISBN13:9781570623141
Release Date:April 1997
Publisher:Shambhala
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.78 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.6" x 8.6"
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A Wonderfull Story
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I really like this book beacause I love midevil times. I enjoyed reading about how the women in this book fought for what they wanted. They showed a huge amount of charector and bravery to stand out and fight. I enjoyed the plot of the story and reading about how these women would not give up. This is a great book and I really enjoyed reading it.
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