Medieval women mystics
Subtitle: Gertrude the Great, Angela of Foligno, Birgitta of Sweden, Julian of Norwich; selected spiritual writings
By: introduced and edited by Elizabeth Ruth Obbard.
Contributors: Obbard, Elizabeth Ruth, 1945-
Publisher: New City Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Hyde Park, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
Subjects: Women mystics.; Mysticism -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.; Spiritual life -- Christianity -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Description: An excellent introduction to some of the most fascinating women of the high Middle Ages. The women chosen represent well the great variety of religious creativity found during this period: Gertrude, living the traditional Benedictine monastic life but influenced by the new spirit of romanticism introduced by Bernard of Clairvaux; Angela, the wife and mother who became a Franciscan tertiary; Birgitta, noblewoman and foundress of a new mixed community of men and women; and Julian, the recluse who produced a remarkable work of theology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 157).