| #3194771 in Books | 2012-03-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.50 x.41 x5.51l,.51 | File type: PDF | 192 pages|||Scholars of women's spirituality will welcome this entrée to th etext of a lively, hitherto inaccessible author. --Catholic Historical|Language Notes|Text: English (translation)| Original Language: Latin|
This early example of a spiritual diary incorporating the visions of a female mystic offers a glimpse of religious women's daily life and spiritual practices. Her visions comment on memorable events such as a popular bishop's visit to town during which people were trampled to death; the consequences of a rape committed by a priest; thefts of the Eucharist and the work of witches. Christ, for Blannbekin, is not only bridegroom, but also shopkeeper, apothecary, and axe-wie...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Agnes Blannbekin, Viennese Beguine: Life and Revelations (Library of Medieval Women) | Ulrike Wiethaus. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
