Medieval writings on female spirituality

Author(s)

• Spearing, Elizabeth

Bibliographic Information

Medieval writings on female spirituality

edited with an introduction and notes by Elizabeth Spearing

（Penguin classics）（Penguin books, . Literature/Religion）

Penguin Books, 2002

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is a wide-ranging collection of writings by and about religious women presenting some of the most original and compelling literature of the middle ages. Highlights of this edition include Marguerite Porete's allegorical poem "The Mirror of Simple Souls", a dialogue between Love and Soul that was condemned as heretical; an account by a male ecclesiastic of Christine the Astonishing, who was resurrected at her own funeral; and, the revelations received by Bridget of Sweden, the first woman to found a religious order.

Table of Contents

Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Elizabeth SpearingIntroduction by Elizabeth Spearing Suggestions for Further Reading Acknowledgments and a Note on the Texts Abbreviations Hildegard of Bingen Extracts from the Vita (translated by Peter Dronke) Extracts from a Letter to Guibert de Gembloux (translated by Peter Dronke) Extracts from Scivias (translated by Mother Columba Hart and Jane Bishop) Christina of Markyate Extracts from The Life of Christina of Markyate (translated by C.H. Talbot) Hadewijch Extracts from the Letters (translated by Mother Columba Hart) Extracts from the Poems in Stanzas (translated by Mother Columba Hart) Extracts from the Visions (translated by Mother Columba Hart) Christine the Astonishing The Life of St. Christine the Astonishing (translated by Elizabeth Spearing) Mary of Oignies Extracts from The Life of St. Mary of Oignies (translated by Elizabeth Spearing) Elizabeth of Spaalbeek The Life of St. Elizabeth of Spaalbeek (translated by Elizabeth Spearing) Marguerite Porete Extracts from The Mirror of Simple Souls (translated by A.C. Spearing) Bridget of Sweden Extracts from the Liber Celestis (translated by Elizabeth Spearing) Julian of Norwich Extracts from Revelations of Divine Love (Short Text) (translated by Elizabeth Spearing) Extracts from Revelations of Divine Love (Long Text) (translated by Elizabeth Spearing) Anonymous A Revelation of Purgatory (translated by Elizabeth Spearing) Margery Kempe Extracts from the The Book of Margery Kempe (Book I) (translated by B.A. Windeatt) Notes

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Details

• NCID: BA60898659
• ISBN:
  • 0140439250
• LCCN: 2001058072
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xlix, 268 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BX2353
  • DC21 : 248/.082
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Catholic women -- Religious life
  • LCSH : Spiritual life -- Catholic Church
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00305646
  • BA00474814