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Women and Mystical Experience in the Middle Ages (Paperback, New edition)
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Women and Mystical Experience in the Middle Ages (Paperback, New edition)
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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.
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