{"product_id":"spiritual-writings-of-sister-margaret-of-the-mother-of-god-16351643-9780866985352","title":"Spiritual Writings of Sister Margaret of the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1635, as directed by her confessor so that he might understand the state of her soul,Margaret Van Noort, a lay sister of the royal convent of Discalced Carmelite nuns in Brussels,composed herspiritual autobiography. This text was followed by two diaries in 1636and 1637 recording the workings of her inner life and relation to God, and reflecting thecosmopolitan Catholic tradition of herhomeland. Now gathered in this volume, these worksillustrate Margaret's development from a troubled young lay sister into a woman of spiritualexperience and authority.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCordula van Wyhe’s edition and Susan Smith’s translation of Margaret of the Mother of God’s Spanish texts give voice to the unique life of a religious laywoman from the seventeenth-century Low Countries. Writing from the kitchen of her Discalced Carmelite convent in Brussels, Sister Margaret documents topics including her early life as the daughter of a Flemish military officer, her spiritual growth, and her battle with chronic illness. Translations and commentary of other texts written posthumously about Margaret are also provided. This superb edition offers a valuable contribution to the study of early modern women living within the Habsburg Empire and the far-reaching effects of a larger Teresian community in northern Europe \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sarah E. Owens, Professor of Spanish, College of Charleston\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations xiii\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003eTranslations and Transformations: Sister Margaret of the Mother of God beyond the Brussels Carmel. An Essay by Paul Arblaster 47\u003cbr\u003eTranslator’s Note 61\u003cbr\u003eSister Margaret of the Mother of God (1587–1646)\u003cbr\u003eAutobiography of 1635 65\u003cbr\u003eDiary of 1636 133\u003cbr\u003eDiary of 1637 175\u003cbr\u003eLetter to Her Confessor (1643) 235\u003cbr\u003eDevotions 239\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: Report of the Last Illness and Death of Our Sister Margaret of the Mother of God, Lay Nun in the Convent of the Discalced Carmelites of Brussels 251\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: Testimonies to Sister Margaret’s Virtues 259\u003cbr\u003eAppendix C: Signs after Death from Sister Margaret 273\u003cbr\u003eAppendix D: Letters concerning Sister Margaret’s Writings 277\u003cbr\u003eGlossary 287\u003cbr\u003eBibliography 293\u003cbr\u003eIndex 311","brand":"Arizona Center for Medieval \u0026 Renaissance Studies,US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038929944919,"sku":"9780866985352","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/spiritual-writings-of-sister-margaret-of-the-mother-of-god-16351643-9780866985352","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}