{"product_id":"the-life-of-saint-douceline-a-beguine-of-provence-translated-from-the-occitan-with-introduction-notes-and-interpretive-essay-9781843841944","title":"The Life of Saint Douceline, a Beguine of Provence: Translated from the Occitan with Introduction, Notes and Interpretive Essay","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDouceline de Digne, founder of the beguine community of the Ladies of Roubaud in Provence, was an important woman mystic of her time; contextual material includes comparison with the beguines of northern Europe.  The Life of Douceline de Digne introduces to an English-speaking audience a 13th-century woman mystic [d.1274] of great significance in the study of female spirituality in the middle ages. Douceline combined an active life of community service [as Mother of the beguine community the Ladies of Roubaud] with vigorous mysticism, and was the focus of an intense cult in Provence after her death. The Life, probably written by Philippa de Porcellet, a member of Douceline's community in Marseilles, is complemented by a study of Douceline's importance in terms of her own spiritual experience, and also as founder and leader of the community, dedicated followers of Franciscan spirituality; she is also compared to other holy women of the later middle ages, especially the beguines of northern Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA welcome addition to the field, and worth serious consideration. * ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY *","brand":"Boydell \u0026 Brewer Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771548565847,"sku":"9781843841944","price":31.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781843841944.jpg?v=1758728232","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-life-of-saint-douceline-a-beguine-of-provence-translated-from-the-occitan-with-introduction-notes-and-interpretive-essay-9781843841944","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}