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- catalog abstract "This book is a study of three medieval women, Hildegard of Bingen, Mechthild of Magdeburg, and Julian of Norwich, all of whom were mystics. Although they differed radically in temperament, they largely transcended the antifeminism of their times - perhaps as a result of the confidence arising from their extraordinary spiritual experiences - and articulated their special revelations, even when they diverged from orthodox doctrine, in their writings. Each of the women is. Here more fully revealed to a 20th-century audience by Frances Beer's close textual analysis of her work, supported by such biographical detail as remains. Their social milieu and historical context, carefully considered, also help us to understand them as individuals: however liberated, they are to some extent products of their environments. Hildegard's perception of her Creator is informed by the heroic ideal, while Mechthild's erotic experience seems to reveal the. Influence of the minnesingers. The solitary Julian's experience of tender intimacy with her Lord, to be shared with any who would be Christ's lovers, reveals an egalitarian confidence in the ability of the individual soul to progress towards oneness with the divine. Each of the writers displays her 'womanliness' in a variety of ways - Hildegard by the inclusion of grand female figures such as Ecclesia and Synagogue, Mechthild by the elevation of the Virgin to divine. Status, equal to her son, and Julian by her understanding of the motherhood of God. Their individual natures are also further revealed through the author's examination of their resolution of a number of theological problems. By contrast, the works of two medieval men writing for women are also explored, for an indication of the degree to which their approach might be informed by antifeminism, and to compare their approach to the experience of union with that of. Hildegard, Mechthild or Julian.".
- catalog contributor b3548989.
- catalog created "1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1992.".
- catalog description "Chapters on Hildegard of Bingen -- Mechthild of Magdeburg -- Julian of Norwich.".
- catalog description "Here more fully revealed to a 20th-century audience by Frances Beer's close textual analysis of her work, supported by such biographical detail as remains. Their social milieu and historical context, carefully considered, also help us to understand them as individuals: however liberated, they are to some extent products of their environments. Hildegard's perception of her Creator is informed by the heroic ideal, while Mechthild's erotic experience seems to reveal the.".
- catalog description "Hildegard, Mechthild or Julian.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-169) and index.".
- catalog description "Influence of the minnesingers. The solitary Julian's experience of tender intimacy with her Lord, to be shared with any who would be Christ's lovers, reveals an egalitarian confidence in the ability of the individual soul to progress towards oneness with the divine. Each of the writers displays her 'womanliness' in a variety of ways - Hildegard by the inclusion of grand female figures such as Ecclesia and Synagogue, Mechthild by the elevation of the Virgin to divine.".
- catalog description "Status, equal to her son, and Julian by her understanding of the motherhood of God. Their individual natures are also further revealed through the author's examination of their resolution of a number of theological problems. By contrast, the works of two medieval men writing for women are also explored, for an indication of the degree to which their approach might be informed by antifeminism, and to compare their approach to the experience of union with that of.".
- catalog description "This book is a study of three medieval women, Hildegard of Bingen, Mechthild of Magdeburg, and Julian of Norwich, all of whom were mystics. Although they differed radically in temperament, they largely transcended the antifeminism of their times - perhaps as a result of the confidence arising from their extraordinary spiritual experiences - and articulated their special revelations, even when they diverged from orthodox doctrine, in their writings. Each of the women is.".
- catalog extent "174 p. :".
- catalog identifier "085115302X (alk. paper) :".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : Rochester, NY, USA : Boydell Press,".
- catalog subject "170 20".
- catalog subject "BV5095.H55 B44 1992".
- catalog subject "Hildegard, Saint, 1098-1179.".
- catalog subject "Julian, of Norwich, 1343-".
- catalog subject "Mechthild, of Magdeburg, approximately 1212-approximately 1282.".
- catalog subject "Mysticism History Middle Ages, 600-1500.".
- catalog subject "Women mystics Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Chapters on Hildegard of Bingen -- Mechthild of Magdeburg -- Julian of Norwich.".
- catalog title "Women and mystical experience in the Middle Ages / Frances Beer.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".