A Small Sound of the Trumpet: Women in Medieval LifeDescribes the daily life of noblewomen, nuns, and peasants in feudal England and Europe, looks at the treatment of lepers, beggars, prostitutes, and criminals, and offers brief profiles of prominent medieval women. |
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Page 121
... mystics , cut across the whole spectrum of religious life and may be found among nuns , beguines , or religious but they too empha- sise the individual , since their mystic visions were the result of a personal relationship with the ...
... mystics , cut across the whole spectrum of religious life and may be found among nuns , beguines , or religious but they too empha- sise the individual , since their mystic visions were the result of a personal relationship with the ...
Page 129
... Mystics The basically regular and ascetic life of the twelfth and thirteenth century recluse became in the following ... mystics . Mystics tend to be perceived by the majority of people as rather inexplicable and uncomfortable ...
... Mystics The basically regular and ascetic life of the twelfth and thirteenth century recluse became in the following ... mystics . Mystics tend to be perceived by the majority of people as rather inexplicable and uncomfortable ...
Page 223
... mysticism was particularly strong . Mention has already been made of the three great mystics at the convent of Helfta – Mechtild of Magdeburg , Mechtild of Hackeborn , and Gertrude of Helfta . Unlike Herrad of Hohenbourg's Garden of ...
... mysticism was particularly strong . Mention has already been made of the three great mystics at the convent of Helfta – Mechtild of Magdeburg , Mechtild of Hackeborn , and Gertrude of Helfta . Unlike Herrad of Hohenbourg's Garden of ...
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