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The Voices of Mechthild of Magdeburg (Paperback)
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The Voices of Mechthild of Magdeburg (Paperback)
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Mechthild of Magdeburg's singular book Das Flieende Licht der
Gottheit ('The Flowing Light of the Godhead') must be accounted one
of the most significant texts in German that we have from the
thirteenth century. As a piece of first-rate imaginative writing in
the vernacular it is a highly rewarding text for those interested
in medieval literature and women's writing. It is also of
considerable interest to historians and theologians as a document
of female spirtuality. This introduction to Mechthild's
extraordinary account of her revelations and of her relationship
with God and with her contemporaries makes Mechthild's book more
accessible to the English speaker. It takes as its central focus
the multi-voiced nature of Mechthild's writings, suggesting ways of
reading her work through an analysis of key voices in the text: (i)
the social-historical voice of Mechthild as beguine and nun (ii)
the authorial voice (iii) the voice of the mystic and prophet with
particular reference to the influence of the Psalter and the Song
of Songs (iv) the temporal voice of the visionary at the
intersection of Mechthild's personal story with the master story of
Christian salvation.
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