Mechthild of Magdeburg: Selections from the Flowing Light of the Godhead

(Part of the Library of Medieval Women Series)

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Selections from this widely varied original mystical treatise offer insight into the lives of C13 female religious in northern Europe.

Here is one of the great surprises of German medieval literature. Compiled between c.1250 and c.1282, it is an extraordinary piece of imaginative writing. It integrates visions, auditions, dialogues, prayers, hymns, lyrical love poems, letters, allegories and parables, and draws creatively on features from hagiography,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1843842971

ISBN13:9781843842972

Release Date:March 2012

Publisher:Boydell & Brewer

Length:176 Pages

Weight:0.47 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Religion Religion & Spirituality

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Mechthild of Magdeburg: Selections from the Flowing Light of the Godhead

(Part of the Library of Medieval Women Series)

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