The Life of Saint Douceline, a Beguine of Provence: Translated from the Occitan with Introduction, Notes and Interpretive Essay

by Kathleen Garay and Madeleine Jeay

Book Overview

Douceline de Digne, founder of the beguine community of the Ladies of Roubaud in Provence, was an important woman mystic of her time; contextual material includes comparison with the beguines of northern Europe.

The Life of Douceline de Digne introduces to an English-speaking audience a 13th-century woman mystic d.1274] of great significance in the study of female spirituality in the middle ages. Douceline combined an active life of community...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843841940
• ISBN13: 9781843841944
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"