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The Wisdom of the Beguines: The Forgotten Story of a Medieval Women´s Movement
Laura Swan
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Description for The Wisdom of the Beguines: The Forgotten Story of a Medieval Women´s Movement
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCC1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 271.
The beguines began to form in various parts of Europe over eight hundred years ago. Beguines were laywomen, not nuns, and they did not live in monasteries. They practiced a remarkable way of living independently, and they were never a religious order or a formalized movement. But there were common elements that these medieval women shared across Europe, including their visionary spirituality, their unusual business acumen, and their courageous commitment to the poor and sick. Beguines were essentially self-defined, in opposition to the many attempts to control and define them. They lived by themselves or in communities called beguinages, which ... Read more
The beguines began to form in various parts of Europe over eight hundred years ago. Beguines were laywomen, not nuns, and they did not live in monasteries. They practiced a remarkable way of living independently, and they were never a religious order or a formalized movement. But there were common elements that these medieval women shared across Europe, including their visionary spirituality, their unusual business acumen, and their courageous commitment to the poor and sick. Beguines were essentially self-defined, in opposition to the many attempts to control and define them. They lived by themselves or in communities called beguinages, which ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
BlueBridge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781629190082
SKU
V9781629190082
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About Laura Swan
Laura Swan has for many years studied and written about the history of women's spirituality and the monastic life. She is the associate editor of Magistra: A Journal of Women's Spirituality in History and adjunct professor of religious studies at Saint Martin's University in Washington State. A member and former prioress of St. Placid Priory, a community of Benedictine women ... Read more
Reviews for The Wisdom of the Beguines: The Forgotten Story of a Medieval Women´s Movement
PRAISE FOR THE WISDOM OF THE BEGUINES : The Wisdom of the Beguines...sweeps up some surprising women...and a range of locales...What's left is a legacy that had more influence than official church history acknowledges. Swan's book is a useful corrective.
THE SEATTLE TIMES Swan...brings their lives and writings to the general reader with a clear, admiring narrative...her ... Read more
THE SEATTLE TIMES Swan...brings their lives and writings to the general reader with a clear, admiring narrative...her ... Read more