The Soul as Virgin Wife: Mechthild of Magdeburg, Marguerite Porete and Meister E

Description: The Soul as Virgin Wife by Amy Hollywood This text deals with womens spirituality in the Middle Ages, through Eckharts Latin commentaries and vernacular sermons, Magdeburgs "The Flowing Light of the Godhead" and Porets "Mirror of Simple Souls". FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Soul as Virgin Wife presents the first book-length study to give a detailed account of the theological and mystical teachings written by women themselves, especially by those known as beguines, which have been especially neglected. Hollywood explicates the difference between the erotic and imagistic mysticism, arguing that Mechthild, Porete, and Eckhart challenge the sexual ideologies prevalent in their culture and claim a union without distinction between the soul and the divine. The beguines emphasis in the later Middle Ages on spiritual poverty has long been recognized as an important influence on subsequent German and Flemish mystical writers, in particular the great German Dominican preacher and apophatic theologian Meister Eckhart. In The Soul as Virgin Wife, Amy Hollywood presents the first book-length study to give a detailed textual account of these debts. Through an analysis of Magdeburgs The Flowing Light of the Godhead, Marguerite Poretes Mirror of Simple Souls, and the Latin commentaries and vernacular sermons of Eckhart, Hollywood uncovers the intricate web of influence and divergence between the beguinal spiritualities and Eckhart. Author Biography Amy Hollywood is Associate Professor of Religion at Dartmouth College. Review Quote "This book is a marguerite, a pearl. It can be read as a major contribution to our understanding of Mechthild, Marguerite, and Eckhart, and also as a major contribution to the study of womens religion in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. As if that were not enough, it is also studded with telling theoretical observations and enlivened by a running dialogue with a large array of current work in critical theory and feminist studies."-- The Journal of Religion Details ISBN0268017530 Author Amy Hollywood Pages 344 Publisher University of Notre Dame Press Series Studies in Spirituality & Theology Year 1995 ISBN-10 0268017530 ISBN-13 9780268017538 Format Hardcover Publication Date 1995-08-30 Imprint University of Notre Dame Press Subtitle Mechthild of Magdeburg, Marguerite Porete and Meister Eckhart Place of Publication Notre Dame IN Country of Publication United States DEWEY 248.22 Short Title The Soul As Virgin Wife Vol. 1 Language English Media Book DOI 10.1604/9780268017538 Series Number 1 Audience Professional and Scholarly UK Release Date 1985-08-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159688935;

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