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Book SynopsisHow, Barbara Newman asks, did the myth of the separable heart take such a firm hold in the Middle Ages, from lovers exchanging hearts with one another to mystics exchanging hearts with Jesus? What special traits gave both saints and demoniacs their ability to read minds? Why were mothers who died in childbirth buried in unconsecrated ground? Each of these phenomena, as diverse as they are, offers evidence for a distinctive medieval idea of the person in sharp contrast to that of the modern subject of individual.Starting from the premise that the medieval self was more permeable than its modern counterpart, Newman explores the ways in which the self''s porous boundaries admitted openness to penetration by divine and demonic spirits and even by other human beings. She takes up the idea of coinherence, a state familiarly expressed in the amorous and devotional formula I in you and you in me, to consider the theory and practice of exchanging the self with others in five relational

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Book SynopsisNew, sparkling translations of the Letters of Two Lovers, the Tegernesee Letters, and selections from the Regensburg SongsNine hundred years ago in Paris, a teacher and his brilliant female student fell in love and chronicled their affair in a passionate correspondence. Their 116 surviving letters, some whole and some fragmentary, are composed in eloquent, highly rhetorical Latin. Since their discovery in the late twentieth century, the Letters of Two Lovers have aroused much attention because of their extreme rarity. They constitute the longest correspondence by far between any two persons from the entire Middle Ages, and they are private rather than institutional—which means that, according to all we know about the transmission of medieval letters, they should not have survived at all. Adding to their mystery, the letters are copied anonymously in a single late fifteenth-century manuscript, although their style and range of reference place them squarely iTrade Review"Newman is not only a prominent expert on Abelard and Heloise but also a brilliant translator. Her English is sparkling and elegant. . . . With its extensive commentaries and wealth of accompanying scholarly material, the book is an academic's or student's dream: an affordable bibliophile's volume, gorgeously printed on high-quality paper, with all the explanatory extras one could wish for, and not a single comma out of place." * Times Literary Supplement *"Only a scholar like Barbara Newman, with vast experience in medieval amatory literature, could accomplish what she has in this new translation and commentary on the twelfth-century 'Letters of Two Lovers.'" * Comitatus *"This rich contribution to ongoing debate about the 'Letters of Two Lovers' is essential reading for scholars interested not only in Abelard and Heloise but also the Loire poets, Ovid in the Middle Ages, female authorship, literary letter-writing and history of the emotions. At the same time, it generously opens up these topics-central to the study of the literature of the twelfth century-to a broader readership." * Elizabeth Tyler, University of York *"Making Love in the Twelfth Century showcases Barbara Newman's fine poetic sensibility and acute detective skills as she explores the secrets of a literary treasure of the twelfth century. In the course of rediscovering the Epistolae duorum amantium (Letters of Two Lovers) she makes the Latin literary culture of the High Middle Ages newly visible to us in all of its emotional intensity and formal beauty. This is far more than a translation and commentary: it is at once a distinctive contribution to literary history and a triumphant celebration of the literature of love." * Rita Copeland, University of Pennsylvania *"With grace and learning, Barbara Newman illuminates the emotional and textual communities that created the Letters of Two Lovers and similar works of art and love. The translations are glowing, and Newman's introduction and commentaries essential-not only for medievalists but also for anyone interested in amorous attachments. And who is not?" * Barbara H. Rosenwein, Loyola University Chicago *"Barbara Newman's Making Love in the Twelfth Century makes a love affair in progress visible to the reader and shows the 'making'-that is, composing-of love within a discursive tradition." * C. Stephen Jaeger, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign *Table of ContentsPreface Prolegomena —Making Love in the Twelfth Century: An Essay in the History of Emotions —Abelard and Heloise? Some Frequently Asked Questions Translations and Commentary —Letters of Two Lovers —Love Letters from Tegernsee —From the Regensburg Songs —"To a Fugitive Lover" Appendices A. Keywords B. Citations, Allusions, and Parallels C. Salutation Types D. Word Frequencies E. Cursus and Rhymed Prose F. Distinctive Features and Motifs G. Abelard, Heloise, and the Paraclete Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Newman is not only a prominent expert on Abelard and Heloise but also a brilliant translator. Her English is sparkling and elegant. . . . With its extensive commentaries and wealth of accompanying scholarly material, the book is an academic's or student's dream: an affordable bibliophile's volume, gorgeously printed on high-quality paper, with all the explanatory extras one could wish for, and not a single comma out of place." * Times Literary Supplement *"Only a scholar like Barbara Newman, with vast experience in medieval amatory literature, could accomplish what she has in this new translation and commentary on the twelfth-century 'Letters of Two Lovers.'" * Comitatus *"This rich contribution to ongoing debate about the 'Letters of Two Lovers' is essential reading for scholars interested not only in Abelard and Heloise but also the Loire poets, Ovid in the Middle Ages, female authorship, literary letter-writing and history of the emotions. At the same time, it generously opens up these topics-central to the study of the literature of the twelfth century-to a broader readership." * Elizabeth Tyler, University of York *"Making Love in the Twelfth Century showcases Barbara Newman's fine poetic sensibility and acute detective skills as she explores the secrets of a literary treasure of the twelfth century. In the course of rediscovering the Epistolae duorum amantium (Letters of Two Lovers) she makes the Latin literary culture of the High Middle Ages newly visible to us in all of its emotional intensity and formal beauty. This is far more than a translation and commentary: it is at once a distinctive contribution to literary history and a triumphant celebration of the literature of love." * Rita Copeland, University of Pennsylvania *"With grace and learning, Barbara Newman illuminates the emotional and textual communities that created the Letters of Two Lovers and similar works of art and love. The translations are glowing, and Newman's introduction and commentaries essential-not only for medievalists but also for anyone interested in amorous attachments. And who is not?" * Barbara H. Rosenwein, Loyola University Chicago *"Barbara Newman's Making Love in the Twelfth Century makes a love affair in progress visible to the reader and shows the 'making'-that is, composing-of love within a discursive tradition." * C. Stephen Jaeger, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign *Table of ContentsPreface Prolegomena —Making Love in the Twelfth Century: An Essay in the History of Emotions —Abelard and Heloise? Some Frequently Asked Questions Translations and Commentary —Letters of Two Lovers —Love Letters from Tegernsee —From the Regensburg Songs —"To a Fugitive Lover" Appendices A. Keywords B. Citations, Allusions, and Parallels C. Salutation Types D. Word Frequencies E. Cursus and Rhymed Prose F. Distinctive Features and Motifs G. Abelard, Heloise, and the Paraclete Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisHow, Barbara Newman asks, did the myth of the separable heart take such a firm hold in the Middle Ages, from lovers exchanging hearts with one another to mystics exchanging hearts with Jesus? What special traits gave both saints and demoniacs their ability to read minds? Why were mothers who died in childbirth buried in unconsecrated ground? Each of these phenomena, as diverse as they are, offers evidence for a distinctive medieval idea of the person in sharp contrast to that of the modern subject of individual.Starting from the premise that the medieval self was more permeable than its modern counterpart, Newman explores the ways in which the self''s porous boundaries admitted openness to penetration by divine and demonic spirits and even by other human beings. She takes up the idea of coinherence, a state familiarly expressed in the amorous and devotional formula I in you and you in me, to consider the theory and practice of exchanging the self with others in five relationalTrade Review"This thorough work will be indispensable to those interested in the complexities of the interpersonal in the medieval period, and how the foundations and lexicon of Christian theology influenced the ways in which individuals thought of themselves and their connections to others. Newman’s readings of those connections are fascinating and thought-provoking, not least because they hint at the ways we are all still vulnerable to one another; there is a familiarity pulsing beneath all of that alterity...Newman’s pedagogical gift is in presenting all of those seemingly strange medieval relationships in such a way that they reach across the centuries into our individual bodies and minds, tuning them to the frequency of their own peculiar connections." * Times Literary Supplement *"As Barbara Newman shows in her brilliant book, medieval Christians understood themselves to be interconnected to an extent that would surprise many people today, at least in Western cultures. Their minds and hearts were legible to other people as well as to God and the devil, and they saw themselves as vulnerable to interference from human and supernatural forces, to both good and bad ends....The stories Newman tells reveal the profound strangeness of the Middle Ages....As Newman notes at the end of her study, it’s hard to determine the more vital ethical imperative: to protect ourselves by raising boundaries, or to accept how intertwined we really are." * London Review of Books *"In The Permeable Self, Barbara Newman not only offers insightful readings of a different theory of mind than one we know today, but also provides an inspiring way to think about the meaningful contributions that academic work in the humanities can offer...Her exploration of how medieval Western culture initially imagined and informed itself through a very different theory of mind, accompanied by frequent references to contemporary echoes of this powerful tradition, invites readers to become reacquainted with a way of living in the world that offers different kinds of valuable possibilities than our cultural training constrains us to expect." * Literature and Theology *"Fascinating in its very subject, The Permeable Self is yet another demonstration—not that any were needed—of Newman’s exquisite critical eye. Beautifully argued, outstandingly copyedited, and deeply learned, it is a study likely both to inspire powerful responses and hold the attention of scholars for many years to come." * Journal of English and Germanic Philology *"The Permeable Self is of high quality and based on years of research and expertise. It is intellectually stimulating and thought provoking. To echo Newman herself, the study of medieval relationships haswide applications—ranging from new scholarly approaches to, for example, the study of emotions as well as to an alternative theory of mind. This is a book worth reading." * Speculum *"Essential...In keen and insightful close readings, [Newman] makes a compelling case for the importance, to the medieval self, of the concept of coinherence, of 'being-within-one-another'...Newman weaves together a wealth of research from literature, letters, folklore, and historical documents, meticulously contextualizing each relationship. The discussion of ways in which variations of coinherence intersect in saints lives is particularly rich and an exciting contribution to the study of hagiography....For researchers of medieval studies, this is required reading, but there is much here for anyone studying ideas of self and personhood." * Choice *"Barbara Newman's The Permeable Self takes readers on a journey that explores the inner workings of extremely complex human and symbolic relationships. Centered on the concepts of coinherence and indwelling, her book ranges widely from topics like saintly telepathy, the exchange of hearts, and childbirth to the demonic invasion of human bodies. The common thread is humans' permeability, their openness to both good and evil others. In clear, accessible, and often witty prose, Newman provides extraordinary insights into the medieval psyche." * Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski, author of The Strange Case of Ermine de Reims: A Medieval Woman Between Demons and Saints *"Charles Taylor has contrasted the 'buffered self' of a secular age to the 'porous self' of other ages. In The Permeable Self Barbara Newman fleshes out medieval understandings of porous personhood in fascinating detail, supplementing, but also correcting, Taylor's influential account. Her many insights about medieval personhood have profound relevance to debates about the intersubjectivity of modern liberalism and postmodernism's liquid selves." * Ryan McDermott, University of Pittsburgh *"The Permeable Self is a brilliant exploration of medieval ways of imagining mind and body. Teaching, love, pregnancy, and mental illness look startlingly different when people take for granted that thoughts can enter other bodies directly. That in turn should push readers to ask how modern assumptions shape modern experience in ways so fundamental we may not notice them. One of the most fascinating books I have read this year." * T. M. Luhrmann, author of How God Becomes Real: Kindling the Presence of Invisible Others *Table of ContentsIntroduction. Members of One Another Chapter 1. Teacher and Student: Shaping Boys Chapter 2. Saint and Sinner: Reading Minds Chapter 3. Lovers: Exchanging Hearts Chapter 4. Mother and Child: Giving Birth Chapter 5. God and the Devil: Possessing Souls Conclusion, or Why It Still Matters Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisExplores the idea that the medieval religious imagination did not restrict itself to masculine images of God but envisaged the divine in multiple forms.Trade Review"Newman has challenged and confused the established ways of medievalists. . . . When we look back fifty years from now, we will see this book as one that changed the face of scholarship and maybe even our understanding of Christianity itself." * Caroline Walker Bynum, Common Knowledge *"Extraordinary. . . . Although it is impossible to do justice to the breadth of knowledge so impressively displayed in this book, it is important to note how pleasurable it is to follow Newman's path through the alternatingly familiar and strange material she examines." * Journal of the American Academy of Religion *"In this provocatively and eloquently written study, Barbara Newman has directed her lifelong passion for the feminine in medieval Christian literature toward a finely tuned reading of female figures who have previously been approached (or misunderstood?) as allegories, personifications, symbols, or perhaps at best as feminine archetypes." * Speculum *"When Barbara Newman refers to 'goddesses' in the context of medieval belief, she is entirely serious. She cautions us that uncompromising monotheism should not be thought of as an inflexible norm. . . . Her range of evidence is phenomenal. . . . The lack of easy recognizability has impeded us from seeing what Barbara Newman has now placed majestically before us." * Times Literary Supplement *"The thesis is succinctly rendered by the book's title God (not Gods) and the Goddesses. This thesis suggests that the Church failed in its efforts to create a truly monotheistic religion. . . . An important contribution to medieval historical and literary scholarship." * Utopian Studies *"In her erudite and provocative book, Newman has given historians of Christianity much to discuss and to ponder." * International Review of Biblical Studies *"Rich and absorbing." * Modern Philology *"This is a big book, not simply in pages but in sheer breadth of vision." * Medium Aevum *

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Book Synopsis"Barbara Newman has written an erudite and wonderful book... From Virile Woman to WomanChrist should be required reading in every university-level women's studies course."-Caroline Walker Bynum, The Catholic Historical ReviewTrade Review"Barbara Newman has written the most wide-ranging and throughly researched study to date of women's religious literature of the Middle Ages. Ranging across time . . . regional and linguistic borders . . . and genres, Newman provides enough examples to sink an armada of skeptics who would dismiss medieval female piety as somehow unrepresentative of high medieval culture. The range of examples is itself dazzling, and students of religious and feminist history will treasure this book. . . . But to prodigious learning and careful scholarship Newman adds . . . a writer's gift for being both clear and engaging. . . . From Virile Woman to WomanChrist is not only good scholarship but a good read." * Studies in the Age of Chaucer *"Newman skillfully searches out explicit and implied attitudes toward the female sex. She uncovers, in addition to expected differences, a key contrast in what is meant by formation for each sex. . . . This book makes splendid contributions to religious and literary studies on more than one front. . . . The sheer comprehensiveness of the texts, themes, and persons integrated into this study recommends it to a wide readership." * Speculum *"In this engaging, informative work, Barbara Newman intends to explore 'women's gender-specific dilemmas, choices, and ways of being Christian during the period from approximately 1100 through 1500.' . . . The important work of Newman certainly helps us to understand the background of the emergence of this still very 'intricate web' . . . of religious and intellectual teachings by women." * The Journal of Religion *"Barbara Newman has written an erudite and wonderful book. Drawing on and in many ways surpassing the flood of work on medieval religious women produced in the past fifteen years . . . , she gives us a set of learned, thoughtful, and interrelated essays, written in lucid and beautiful prose. . . . From Virile Woman to WomanChrist should be required reading in every university-level women's studies course-for its method, its substance, and its prose." * Caroline Walker Bynum, The Catholic Historical Review *Table of ContentsIllustrations Introduction 1. Flaws in the Golden Bowl: Gender and Spiritual Formation in the Twelfth Century 2. Authority, Authenticity, and the Repression of Heloise 3. "Crueel Corage": Child Sacrifice and the Maternal Martyr in Hagiography and Romance 4. On the Threshold of the Dead: Purgatory, Hell, and Religious Women 5. La Mystique Courtoise: Thirteenth-Century Beguines and the Art of Love Excursus 1. Hadewijch and Abelard Excursus 2. Gnostics, Free Spirits, and "Meister Eckhart's Daughter" 6. WomanSpirit, Woman Pope 7. Renaissance Feminism and Esoteric Theology: The Case of Cornelius Agrippa Epilogue Abbreviations Notes Appendix A: Religious Literature of Formation, 1075-1225 Appendix B: Glossary of Religious Women Works Cited Index

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Book SynopsisThe sacred and the secular in medieval literature have too often been perceived as opposites, or else relegated to separate but unequal spheres. In Medieval Crossover: Reading the Secular against the Sacred, Barbara Newman offers a new approach to the many ways that sacred and secular interact in medieval literature, arguing that (in contrast to our own cultural situation) the sacred was the normative, unmarked default category against which the secular always had to define itself and establish its niche. Newman refers to this dialectical relationship as crossoverwhich is not a genre in itself, but a mode of interaction, an openness to the meeting or even merger of sacred and secular in a wide variety of forms. Newman sketches a few of the principles that shape their interaction: the hermeneutics of both/and, the principle of double judgment, the confluence of pagan material and Christian meaning in Arthurian romance, the rule of convergent idealism in hagiographic romance, aTrade Review"Barbara Newman, in her (as usual) fine study of medieval literature, takes on the debate of the past three decades around 'exegetics' or 'Robertsonianism,' offering a new approach to the sacred and secular in medieval literature. . . . Newman's concise yet readable narrative makes this accessible to non-specialists. Students of medieval literature, literary criticism, and hermeneutics will appreciate Newman's keen insights." —Magistra“This important book should be read by anyone with a serious interest in medieval English and French literature, the Bible and literature, the history of medieval theology (Latin and vernacular), and the vital and complex manifestations of sacred and secular motifs in Western thought.” —Renaissance Quarterly“The strengths of Medieval Crossover are manifold. . . . This is essential reading for students of history, religion, literature, and cultural studies, with sensitive English translations catering to readers who lack proficiency in Latin or Medieval French. Like those medieval texts that open themselves up to ‘double judgment,’ Medieval Crossover is guaranteed to provoke further debate and delight.” —French Studies“Although Newman acknowledges her debt to other critics who have drawn attention to the use of paradox—the both/and—in the Middle Ages, her work itself is a strong contribution to this field of study. Instead of examining only the presence of sacred and secular, her work illustrates the different ways that the sacred and secular are integrated and does so in a text that is easily accessible to the reader.” —Sixteenth Century Journal“The undeclared subject of this book is nothing less amazing or mysterious than the procreation of life through art. From the altitude of a medium-earth-orbit satellite, Newman’s ‘meandering path’ and its side-tracks describe an intricate pattern, crisscrossing and double-crossing, as elaborate as the swiveling of Love. . . . Thanks to Newman’s game-changing encore to the Donaldson/Robertson debate, we now can see a way to speak of crossovers between secular and sacred as tools of indigenation, and of indigenation as a protean driver in the evolution of social values.” —The Medieval Review“Understanding these texts in conversation as crossover works, as Newman does, enriches and complicates our reading of each. . . . This book will be essential reading for any student of religion, history, or literary studies and will doubtless inspire much scholarship to come.” —Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies “In the conclusion, Newman generously identifies her work as laying a path to be pursued by others. In addition to the method it outlines, Medieval Crossover provides the ground for exploring why so many medieval texts and genres—in serious and playful registers—construct an inextricable relationship between the secular and the sacred, even when they seem most antithetical to one another.” —Studies in the Age of Chaucer“Beyond the field of late medieval literary studies, Medieval Crossover is a must-read for scholars in any discipline concerned with secularization and passage to modernity. Medieval Crossover is the most powerful book about the interaction of pre-modern sacred and secular literary cultures since D.W. Robertson’s A Preface to Chaucer.” —Modern Philology“Newman’s book works against the effects of Robertson’s totalizing program, and on that score alone its contribution is considerable. . . Newman thus reveals a strain in medieval literary history with long antecedents and wide application. It would seem to have been waiting a long time to be revealed. On this view, then, Newman’s book is revelatory.” —Comparative Literature Studies "Prolific medievalist Newman argues that though the sacred was the default perspective in medieval thinking, the sacred did not exclude the secular: there was ample creative room to blend the two perspectives. . . . A textual study at its best, Newman's work attempts to set the field back on track after years of debate over how to read a medieval text and whether medieval writers used the holy texts literally or could deploy them creatively at times." —Library Journal

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Book SynopsisThis collection of essays on Hildegard of Bingen, ranging from medieval theology to medicine to music, offer an understanding of how one woman could transform so many of the traditions of the world in which she lived.Table of ContentsCONTRIBUTORS: Madeline Caviness Florence Eliza Glaze Margot Fassler Joan Ferrante

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Book SynopsisFOUR GIRLS. FOUR DIRECTIONS. ONE PURPOSE.The earth is gasping for breath; its only hope is the sacred Codes of Nature. But they’ve been stolen—snatched by a giant raven during a raging storm.SOPHIA ROSE, Guardian of Mother Earth, has summoned MAIA from the North to lead FALCON, AVA, and YUE, on a quest to find the Codes and save the planet.But the odds are against the young rescuers. Time is running out: the bees are dying, the oceans are filled with plastic—and a dark energy lurks in the shadows, threatening their search.Powered by the elements of earth, air, fire and water, messages from mystical dreamcatchers, guidance from the ancestors, and wisdom from the land—this fierce sisterhood must rely on courage, mythic horses, and each other if they are to succeed.Ultimately, their epic adventure takes them on a daring journey into a deeper understanding of their own unique place in the universe.The Dreamcatcher Codes builds bridges, unity, and hope, and illuminates two critical issues of our time: climate change and girls claiming their voices and vital place in the world.Trade Review"Imagination, adventure and hope rests within these pages." Great-grandmother Mary Lyons, Ojibwe Elder and Author

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Book SynopsisBones and his parents got Grandpa a special present for his birthday. But by the time they all make it to the party, the gift is gone. How could it have disappeared so quickly? Will detective Jeffrey Bones be able to solve the mystery and sing ?Happy Birthday? to Grandpa?

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. The Development Through Life Perspective. 2. Major Theories for Understanding Human Development. 3. Psychosocial Theory. 4. The Period of Pregnancy and Prenatal Development. 5. Infancy (First 24 Months). 6. Toddlerhood (Ages 2 and 3). 7. Early School Age (4 to 6 Years). 8. Middle Childhood (6 to 12 Years). 9. Early Adolescence (12 to 18 Years). 10. Later Adolescence (18 to 24 Years). 11. Early Adulthood (24 to 34 Years). 12. Middle Adulthood (34 to 60 Years). 13. Later Adulthood (60 to 75 Years). 14. Elderhood (75 Until Death). 15. Understanding Death, Dying, and Bereavement. Appendix: The Research Process.

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Book SynopsisFor this revised edition of Hildegard's liturgical song cycle, Barbara Newman has redone her prose translations of the songs, updated the bibliography and discography, and made other minor changes. Also included is an essay by Marianne Richert Pfau...Trade ReviewThis volume raises understanding of Hildegard's liturgical texts to new heights, solving major problems with the sources and situating the works in the broad plains of Hildegard's thought. * Speculum *An important perspective to understanding Hildegard's life and work as a writer and saint. * Feminist Bookstore News *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionBiographical SketchComposition and Dating of the SymphoniaThe Symphonia in the Monastic LiturgyAesthetics and Theology of MusicMusical Style and PerformancePoetic StyleThemes of the SymphoniaThe Manuscripts and the Order of SongsThe Text and TranslationsList of ManuscriptsOrder of Songs in the ManuscriptsAppendix: The Symphonia and the "Epilogue to the Life of Saint Rupert"Music and Text in Hildegard's Antiphonsby Marianne Richert PfauSymphonia armonie celestium revelationumText and TranslationsI. Father and Son1. 0 vis eternitatis2. 0 virtus Sapientie3. 0 quam mirabilis4. 0 pastor animarum5. 0 cruor sanguinis6. 0 magne Pater7. 0 eterne DeusII. Mother and Son8. Ave Maria9. 0 clarissima mater10. 0 splendidissima gemma11. Hodie aperuit12. Quia ergo femina13. Cum process it factura 14. Cum erubuerint15. 0 frondens virga16. 0 quam magnum miraculum17. Ave generosa18. 0 virga mediatrix19. 0 viridis sima virga20. 0 virga ac diadema21. 0 tu suavissima virga22. 0 quam preciosa23. 0 tu illustrataIII. The Holy Spirit24. Spiritus sanctus vivificans vita25. Karitas habundat26. Laus Trinitati27. 0 ignee Spiritus28. 0 ignis Spiritus ParaclitiIV. The Celestial Hierarchy29. 0 gloriosissimi lux vivens angeli30. 0 vos angeli31. 0 spectabiles viri32. 0 vos felices radices33. 0 cohors milicie floris34. 0 lucidissima apostolorum turba35. 0 speculum columbe36. 0 dulcis electe 37. 0 victoriosissimi triumphatores38. Vos flores rosarum39. 0 vos imitatores40. 0 successoresV. Patron Saints41. 0 mirum admirandum42. 0 viriditas digiti Dei43. 0 felix anima44. 0 beata infantia45. 0 presul vere civitatis46. 0 felix apparicio47. 0 beatissime Ruperte 48. Quia felix puericia49. 0 Ierusalem50. Mathias sanctus51. 0 Bonifaci52. 0 Euchari columba5 3 . 0 Euchari in leta via54. Columba aspexitVI. Virgins, Widows, and Innocents55. 0 pulcre facies56. 0 nobilissima viriditas57. 0 dulcissime amator58. 0 Pater omnium;9. Rex noster promptusVII. Saint Ursula and Companions60. Spiritui sancto61. 0 rubor sanguinis62. Favus distillans63. Antiphons for Matinsa. Studium divinitatisb. Unde quocumquec. De patriad. Deus enim in primae. Aer enim volatf. Et ideo puelleg. Deus enim roremh. Sed diabolus64. 0 Ecclesia65. Cum vox sanguinisVIII. Ecclesia66. 0 virgo Ecclesia67. Nunc gaudeant68. 0 orzchis Ecclesia69. 0 choruscans lux stellarumFour Songs Without Musico Verbum Patriso Fili dilectissimeo factura Deio magna resCommentaryBibliographyDiscography

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Book SynopsisFresh investigations into heresy after 1300, demonstrating its continuing importance and influence. From the Gregorian reforms to the Protestant Reformation, heresies and heretics helped shape the religious, political, and institutional structures of medieval Europe. Within this larger history of religious ferment, the late medieval period presents a particularly dynamic array of heterodox movements, dissident modes of thought, and ecclesiastical responses. Yet recent debates about the nature of heresy in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries have too easily created an impression of the period after 1300 as merely an epilogue to the high medieval story. This volume takes the history of heresy in late medieval Europe (1300-1500) on its own terms. From Paris to Prague and fromnorthern Germany to Italy and even extending as far as Ethiopia, the essays shed new light on a vibrant world of audacious beguines, ardent Joachites, Spiritual Franciscans, innovative mystics, lay prophets, idiosyncratic alchemists, daring magicians, and even rebellious princes locked in battles with the papacy. As befits a collection honoring the pioneering career of Robert E. Lerner, the studies collected here combine close readings of manuscripts andother sources with a grounding in their political, religious and intellectual contexts, to offer fresh insights into heresies and heretics in late medieval Europe. MICHAEL D. BAILEY is Professor of History at Iowa State University; SEAN L. FIELD is Professor of History at the University of Vermont. Contributors: Louisa A. Burnham, Elizabeth Casteen, Jörg Feuchter, Samantha Kelly, Richard Kieckhefer, Deeana Copeland Klepper, FrancesKneupper, Georg Modestin, Barbara Newman, Sylvain Piron, Justine L. Trombley.Trade ReviewA welcome collection..The standard of scholarship throughout the volume is uniformly high. * THE RICARDIAN *[Those] who are interested in late medieval religion will surely find this essay collection valuable not only for the individual essays but also for the larger picture it presents of late medieval religious dissent. * Sixteenth Century Journal *The volume forces us to continue to ask the most basic questions: Who or what, after all, was a heretic in the later Middle Ages? These essays reveal the "staggering variety" (248) that emerges as we continue to try to answer that question. They thus stand alone, in their own right, as a significant contribution to our ongoing efforts to rethink the later Middle Ages as an era of manifold religious options. As such, they seem a most fitting honor for the scholar [Robert Lerner] who has done so much over so many years to help us see that complexity anew. * Archa Verbi *Table of ContentsRobert E. Lerner: A Portrait - Richard Kieckhefer Historiography, Methodology, and Manuscripts: Robert E. Lerner and the Study of Late Medieval Heresy - Michael D. Bailey Historiography, Methodology, and Manuscripts: Robert E. Lerner and the Study of Late Medieval Heresy - Sean L. Field The Heresy of the Templars and the Dream of a French Inquisition - Sean L. Field The Dissemination of Barthélemy Sicard's Postilla super Danielem - Sylvain Piron Magic, Mysticism, and Heresy in the Early Fourteenth Century - Michael D. Bailey The Making of a Heretic: Pope John XXII's Campaign against Louis of Bavaria - Georg Modestin Unusual Choices: The Unique Heresy of Limoux Negre - Louisa Burnham Princely Poverty: Louis of Durazzo, Dynastic Politics, and Heresy in Fourteenth-Century Naples - Elizabeth Casteen Disentangling Heretics, Jews, and Muslims: Imagining Infidels in Late Medieval Pastoral Manuals - Deeana Copeland Klepper New Frontiers in the Late Medieval Reception of a Heretical Text:The Implications of Two New Latin Copies of Marguerite Porete's Mirror of Simple Souls - Justine Trombley Disputing Prophetic Thought: The 1466 Questio quodlibetalis of Johannes of Dorsten - Frances Kneupper Heretics, Allies, Exemplary Christians: Latin Views of Ethiopian Orthodox in the Late Middle Ages - Samantha Kelly 'By them in reality I meant the Jews': Late Medieval Heretics in the Work and Life of Renate Riemeck (1920-2003) - Jorg Feuchter Who or What Was a Heretic in the Late Middle Ages? - Barbara Newman Robert E. Lerner: A Chronological Bibliography Index

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