The Middle Ages saw a flourishing of mysticism that was
astonishing for its richness and distinctiveness. The medieval
period was unlike any other period of Christianity in producing
people who frequently claimed visions of Christ and Mary, uttered
prophecies, gave voice to ecstatic experiences, recited poems and
songs said to emanate directly from God and changed their ways of
life as a result of these special revelations. Many recipients of
these alleged divine gifts were women. Yet the female contribution
to western Europe's intellectual and religious development is still
not well understood. Popular or lay religion has been overshadowed
by academic theology, which was predominantly the theology of men.
This timely book rectifies the neglect by examining 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 today's scholars. In their
different ways, visionaries like Richeldis de Faverches (founder of
the Holy House at Walsingham, or "England's Nazareth"), the learned
Hildegard of Bingen, Hadewijch of Brabant (exemplary voice of the
Beguine tradition of love mysticism), charismatic traveller and
pilgrim Margery Kempe and anchoress Julian of Norwich all
challenged traditional male scholastic theology. Designed for the
use of undergraduate student and general reader alike, this
attractive survey provides an introduction to thirteen remarkable
women and sets their ideas in context.
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