A companion to Birgitta of Sweden and her legacy in the later Middle Ages / edited by Maria H. Oen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Oen, Maria H., editor.

Series:

Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition; volume89.

Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition; volume89

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bridget, of Sweden, Saint, approximately 1303-1373.

Bridget.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (348 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden Boston : BRILL, 2019.

Summary:

St. Birgitta of Sweden (d. 1373) is one of the most celebrated female visionaries and authors of the Middle Ages and a central figure in the history of late-medieval religion. An aristocratic widow, Birgitta left her native country in 1349 and settled in Rome, where she established herself as an outspoken critic of the Avignon Papacy and an advocate of spiritual and ecclesiastical reform. Birgitta founded a new monastic order, and her major work, The Heavenly Book of Revelations, circulated widely in a variety of monastic, reformist, and intellectual milieus following her death. This volume offers an introduction to the saint and the reception of her work written by experts from various disciplines. In addition to acquainting the reader with the state of the scholarship, the study also presents fresh interpretations and new perspectives on Birgitta and the sources for her life and writings. Contributors: Roger Andersson, Nirit Ben-Aryeh Debby, Unn Falkeid, Anna Fredriksson, Birgitta Fritz, Ann M. Hutchison, F. Thomas Luongo, Maria H. Oen, Anders Piltz, and Pavlína Rychterová.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright Page / Maria H. Oen

Acknowledgements / Maria H. Oen

Figures / Maria H. Oen

Abbreviations / Maria H. Oen

Notes on Editions and Translations / Maria H. Oen

Notes on Contributors / Maria H. Oen

Timeline / Maria H. Oen

Birgitta Birgersdotter and the Liber celestis revelacionum / Maria H. Oen

God’s Words, or Birgitta’s? Birgitta of Sweden as Author / F. Thomas Luongo

Birgitta and the Bible / Anders Piltz

The Political Discourse of Birgitta of Sweden / Unn Falkeid

Challenging and Championing St Birgitta’s Revelations at the Councils of Constance and Basel / Anna Fredriksson

The History and Spiritual Life of Vadstena Abbey / Birgitta Fritz

Birgitta and Her Revelations in the Sermons of the Vadstena Brothers / Roger Andersson

The Iconography of Liber celestis revelacionum / Maria H. Oen

Reshaping Birgitta of Sweden in Tuscan Art and Sermons / Nirit Ben-Aryeh Debby

The Revelations of St Birgitta in the Holy Roman Empire / Pavlína Rychterová

Birgitta and Late-Medieval English Spirituality / Ann M. Hutchison

Back Matter

Bibliography / Maria H. Oen

General Index / Maria H. Oen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-39987-9

OCLC:

1096233919

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004399877 DOI