Elisabeth of Schönau : A Twelfth-Century Visionary / Anne L. Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Anne L., Author.

Series:

Anniversary Collection

The Middle Ages Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elisabeth, of Schönau, Saint, approximately 1129-1164.

Elisabeth.

Visions--History.

Visions.

Mysticism--Germany--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Mysticism.

Christian women saints--Germany--Biography.

Christian women saints.

Women mystics--Germany--Biography.

Women mystics.

Christian women saints--Biography--Germany.

Women mystics--Biography--Germany.

Germany.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 211 p. )

Edition:

Reprint 2016

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first comprehensive study of Elisabeth of Schonau.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. The Life of Elisabeth

3. The Visionary Texts and Collections

4. Ekbert and the Visionary Books

5. The Visionary Experience of Elisabeth

6. The Religious Vision of Elisabeth

Conclusion. The Prophetic Voice of a Twelfth-Century Woman

Appendix. The Transmission of Elisabeth's Works

Abbreviations

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-204).

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ISBN:

9781512801767

1512801763

9780585126579

0585126577

OCLC:

979954654