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11%OFFAndrea Janelle Dickens - The Female Mystic: Great Women Thinkers of the Middle Ages - 9781845116408 - V9781845116408
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The Female Mystic: Great Women Thinkers of the Middle Ages

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Description for The Female Mystic: Great Women Thinkers of the Middle Ages Hardback. The Middle Ages saw a flourishing of mysticism that was astonishing for its richness and distinctiveness. This book examines 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 the scholars. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HRLK2; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 434.
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 ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
International Library of Historical Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845116408
SKU
V9781845116408
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About Andrea Janelle Dickens
Andrea Janelle Dickens is Assistant Professor of Ancient and Medieval Church History at United Theological Seminary, Trotwood, Ohio. She has written many essays and articles on medieval theology and spirituality, and is also the author of The I.B. Tauris History of Monasticism: The Western Tradition (forthcoming).

Reviews for The Female Mystic: Great Women Thinkers of the Middle Ages
"Andrea Janelle Dickens appeals to the mystic in every reader with her inviting and informative treatments of a dozen medieval women. She proclaims them 'exemplary rather than extraordinary, ' suggesting, contra their times, that gender is no boundary to holiness. For the widely known (Teresa of Avila, Julian of Norwich, and Hildegard of Bingen) as well as the less studied ... Read more

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