The female mystic : great women thinkers of the Middle Ages /

The female mystic : great women thinkers of the Middle Ages /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Dickens, Andrea Janelle.
Imprint:	London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2009.
Description:	248 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	International library of historical studies ; 60 International library of historical studies ; 60.
Subject:	Women mystics -- Europe -- History -- To 1500. Mysticism -- Europe -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500. Women mystics -- Europe -- Intellectual life. Mysticism -- Middle Ages. Women mystics. Europe. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7728372

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ISBN:	9781845116408 (hbk.) 1845116402 (hbk.) 1845116410 (pbk.) 9781845116415 (pbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-241) and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Mary's Handmaid: Richeldis of Faverches
2. Sybil of the Rhine: Hildegard of Bingen
3. Penitential Demoniac: Christina of St Trond/Christina Mirabilis
4. Jouster for Love: Hadewijch of Brabant
5. Divine Lover: Mechtild of Magdeburg
6. Community Visionary: Mechtilde of Hackeborn
7. Franciscan Penitent: Angela of Foligno
8. Annihilated Soul: Marguerite Porete
9. Bodily Mystic: Julian of Norwich
10. Papal Advisor: Catherine of Siena
11. Contemplative Pilgrim: Margery Kempe
12. Carmelite Reformer: Teresa of Avila
Conclusions
Glossary
Bibliography
Endnotes
Index