The Soul as Virgin Wife

by Amy Hollywood

Book Overview

The Soul as Virgin Wife presents the first book-length study to give a detailed account of the theological and mystical teachings written by women themselves, especially by those known as beguines, which have been especially neglected. Hollywood explicates the difference between the erotic and imagistic mysticism, arguing that Mechthild, Porete, and Eckhart challenge the sexual ideologies prevalent in their culture and claim a union without...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268017697
• ISBN13: 9780268017699
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"