{"product_id":"medieval-writings-on-female-spirituality-penguin-classics-s-9780140439250","title":"Medieval Writings on Female Spirituality Penguin Classics S","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBiographies, poetic compositions, works that are mystical, prophetic, visionary, or meditative: the selections here reflect the developments in medieval piety, particularly in the link between female spirituality and the body. Included are the dramatic visionary writings of Hildegard of Bingen; letters and poems by Hadewijch expressing passionate love for God; and Marguerite Porete's allegorical poem The Mirror of Simple Souls, a dialogue between Love and Soul that was condemned as heretical. Also included are biographies written by male ecclesiastics of women such as Christine the Astonishing, whose extraordinary behavior included being resurrected at her own funeral; revelations received by Bridget of Sweden, the first woman to found a religious order; and excerpts from \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Margery Kempe\u003c\/i\u003e, in which Margery imagines herself as a servant caring for the Virgin Mary in her childhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume, edited by Elizabeth Spearing, who also prepared some of the transl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdited with an Introduction and Notes by Elizabeth Spearing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction by Elizabeth Spearing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments and a Note on the Texts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHildegard of Bingen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtracts from the \u003ci\u003eVita\u003c\/i\u003e (translated by Peter Dronke)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtracts from a Letter to Guibert de Gembloux (translated by Peter Dronke)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtracts from \u003ci\u003eScivias\u003c\/i\u003e (translated by Mother Columba Hart and Jane Bishop)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristina of Markyate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtracts from \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Christina of Markyate\u003c\/i\u003e (translated by C.H. Talbot)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHadewijch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtracts from the \u003ci\u003eLetters\u003c\/i\u003e (translated by Mother Columba Hart)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtracts from the \u003ci\u003ePoems in Stanzas\u003c\/i\u003e (translated by Mother Columba Hart)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtracts from the \u003ci\u003eVisions\u003c\/i\u003e (translated by Mother Columba Hart)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristine the Astonishing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Life of St. Christine the Astonishing\u003c\/i\u003e (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary of Oignies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtracts from \u003ci\u003eThe Life of St. Mary of Oignies\u003c\/i\u003e (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth of Spaalbeek\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Life of St. Elizabeth of Spaalbeek\u003c\/i\u003e (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarguerite Porete\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtracts from \u003ci\u003eThe Mirror of Simple Souls\u003c\/i\u003e (translated by A.C. Spearing)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBridget of Sweden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtracts from the \u003ci\u003eLiber Celestis\u003c\/i\u003e (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulian of Norwich\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtracts from \u003ci\u003eRevelations of Divine Love\u003c\/i\u003e (Short Text) (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtracts from \u003ci\u003eRevelations of Divine Love\u003c\/i\u003e (Long Text) (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnonymous\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Revelation of Purgatory\u003c\/i\u003e (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargery Kempe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtracts from the \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Margery Kempe\u003c\/i\u003e (Book I) (translated by B.A. Windeatt)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862437691735,"sku":"9780140439250","price":15.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780140439250.jpg?v=1759917804","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/medieval-writings-on-female-spirituality-penguin-classics-s-9780140439250","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}