The Female Mystic - Great Women Thinkers of the Middle Ages

Informationen zum Autor 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). Klappentext 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. 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis CONTENTS:1. Introduction2. Richeldis de Faverches3. Hildegard of Bingen4. Christina the Astonishing5. Hadewijch of Brabant6. Mechtilde of Magdeburg7. Mechtilde of Hackeborn8. Angelina Foligno9. Marguerite Porete10. Julian of Norwich11. Catherine of Siena12. Margery Kempe13. Theresa of Avila14. Conclusion GlossaryBibliographyIndex

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Andrea Janelle Dickens
• Edition: Tauris, I.B.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.05.2009
• EAN: 9781845116408
• ISBN: 978-1-84511-640-8
• Pages: 256
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 218 mm x 24 mm
• Thèmes: International Library of Historical Studies; International Library of Histo; International Library of Histo; International Library of Historical Studies
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Général, dictionnaires