Die Geschichte der 1310 hingerichteten Mystikerin Marguerite Porete,” Orientierung 52.4 (Feb. 28, 1988): 40–43, as well as Ulrich Heid, “Studien zu Marguerite Porète und ihrem Miroir des simple âmes,” in Religiöse Frauenbewegung und ...
Author: Joanne Maguire Robinson
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 9780791490693
Category: Religion
Page: 197
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An in-depth examination of the work of this important medieval woman mystic.likely that Marguerite was familiar with the works of Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153) and William of St. Thierry ... 3 Michael G. Sargent postulates Hadewijch and Mechthild as sources for Marguerite in his “Marguerite Porete.
Author: Robert Stauffer
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004338562
Category: History
Page: 393
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There existed no English-language scholarly introduction to Marguerite Porete or The Mirror of Simple Souls until now. Current interest in both and the implications her book has on medieval scholarship make a collection such as this companion ideal.Playing with Fire : Marguerite Porete and the Rhetoric of Desire ' , Chronica , 49 ( 1994 ) , 57-58 Mediaeval Netherlands Religious Literature , ed . and trans . by Edmund ( Eric ) Colledge ( Leiden : Sythoff , 1965 ) Medieval Women's ...
Author: Suzanne Kocher
Publisher: Brepols Pub
ISBN: UOM:39015079310861
Category: Allegory
Page: 236
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Medieval Women: Texts ContextsMARGUERITE PORETE ( DIED 1310 ) The third phase of the development of Beguine communities ended with their violent suppression . At the end of the thirteenth century some action had been taken against what was considered to be ...
Author: Prudence Allen
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 0802833462
Category: Femininity (Philosophy)
Page: 570
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The culmination of a lifetime's scholarly work, this pioneering study by Sister Prudence Allen traces the concept of woman in relation to man in Western thought from ancient times to the present. Volume I uncovers four general categories of questions asked by philosophers for two thousand years. These are the categories of opposites, of generation, of wisdom, and of virtue. Sister Prudence Allen traces several recurring strands of sexual and gender identity within this period. Ultimately, she shows the paradoxical influence of Aristotle on the question of woman and on a philosophical understanding of sexual coomplemenarity. Supplemented throughout with helpful charts, diagrams, and illustrations, this volume will be an important resource for scholars and students in the fields of women's studies, philosophy, history, theology, literary studies, and political science. In Volume 2, Sister Prudence Allen explores claims about sex and gender identity in the works of over fifty philosophers (both men and women) in the late medieval and early Renaissance periods. Touching on the thought of every philosopher who considered sex or gender identity between A.D. 1250 and 1500, The Concept of Woman provides the analytical categories necessary for situating contemporary discussion of women in relation to men. Adding to the accessibility of this fine discussion are informative illustrations, helpful summary charts, and extracts of original source material (some not previously available in English). In her third and final volume Allen covers the years 1500--2015, continuing her chronological approach to individual authors and also offering systematic arguments to defend certain philosophical positions over against others.Simple Souls: Circulation and Reception of Marguerite Porete's Book in Fifteenth-Century France,” Modern Philology, forthcoming. 5. Romana Guarnieri, “Lo Specchio delle anime semplici e Margherita Poirette,” L'Osservatore Romano 141 (16 ...
Author: Barbara Newman
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess
ISBN: 9780268161408
Category: Religion
Page: 416
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The sacred and the secular in medieval literature have too often been perceived as opposites, or else relegated to separate but unequal spheres. In Medieval Crossover: Reading the Secular against the Sacred, Barbara Newman offers a new approach to the many ways that sacred and secular interact in medieval literature, arguing that (in contrast to our own cultural situation) the sacred was the normative, unmarked default category against which the secular always had to define itself and establish its niche. Newman refers to this dialectical relationship as "crossover"—which is not a genre in itself, but a mode of interaction, an openness to the meeting or even merger of sacred and secular in a wide variety of forms. Newman sketches a few of the principles that shape their interaction: the hermeneutics of "both/and," the principle of double judgment, the confluence of pagan material and Christian meaning in Arthurian romance, the rule of convergent idealism in hagiographic romance, and the double-edged sword in parody. Medieval Crossover explores a wealth of case studies in French, English, and Latin texts that concentrate on instances of paradox, collision, and convergence. Newman convincingly and with great clarity demonstrates the widespread applicability of the crossover concept as an analytical tool, examining some very disparate works. These include French and English romances about Lancelot and the Grail; the mystical writing of Marguerite Porete (placed in the context of lay spirituality, lyric traditions, and the Romance of the Rose); multiple examples of parody (sexually obscene, shockingly anti-Semitic, or cleverly litigious); and René of Anjou's two allegorical dream visions. Some of these texts are scarcely known to medievalists; others are rarely studied together. Newman's originality in her choice of these primary works will inspire new questions and set in motion new fields of exploration for medievalists working in a large variety of disciplines, including literature, religious studies, history, and cultural studies.For more recent studies see especially the profound theological work by Irene Leicht, Marguerite Porete. Further studies include: Ruh, “'Le miroir des simples âmes' der Marguerite Porete,” in Verbum et Signum: Festschrift für Friedrich ...
Author: Wolfgang Riehle
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801470936
Category: History
Page: 450
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Spiritual seekers throughout history have sought illumination through solitary contemplation. In the Christian tradition, medieval England stands out for its remarkable array of hermits, recluses, and spiritual outsiders, from Cuthbert Godric of Fichale and Christina of Markyate to Richard Rolle, Julian of Norwich, and Margery Kempe. In The Secret Within, Wolfgang Riehle offers the first comprehensive history of English medieval mysticism in decades, one that will appeal to anyone fascinated by mysticism as a phenomenon of religious life. In considering the origins and evolution of the English mystical tradition, Riehle begins in the twelfth century with the revival of eremitical mysticism and the early growth of the Cistercian Order in the British Isles. He then focuses in depth on the great mystics of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries: Richard Rolle (the first great English mystic), the anonymous author of The Cloud of Unknowing, Walter Hilton, Margery Kempe, and Julian of Norwich. Riehle carefully grounds his narrative in the broader spiritual landscape of the Middle Ages, pointing out both prior influences dating back to Late Antiquity and corresponding developments in mysticism and theology on the Continent. He discusses the problem of possible differences between male and female spirituality and the movement of popularizing mysticism in the late Middle Ages. Filled with fresh insights, The Secret Within will be welcomed especially by teachers and students of medieval literature as well as by those engaged in historical, theological, philosophical, cultural, even anthropological and comparative studies of mysticism.A potential bombshell was dropped in 1988 by Povl Skarup in his ' La langue du Miroir des simples âmes attribue a Marguerite Porete ' , Studia Neophilologica 60 ( 1988 ) , 231-6 , which argues that the surviving French text is a Middle ...
Author: Rosalynn Voaden
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 0859914259
Category: Religion
Page: 220
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Essays on the influence of continental holy women on their English counterparts.Eckhart and Marguerite Porete 2.1 Marguerite Porete's Trial and Condemnation: Her Punishment for Being a “Free Spirit?” We know very little about Marguerite Porete. She only enters the stage of world history when she is condemned in ...
Author: Jeremiah Hackett
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004236929
Category: History
Page: 811
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Drawing on the latest European Research on Meister Eckhart since 1970, the volume provides a comprehensive rereading of the Life, Works, Career, Trial of Meister Eckhart. Central Philosophical ideas and sources with an account of his preaching, teaching and the reception of his work from the 14th to the 21st century.The inquisitor William of Paris moved forward with his case against Marguerite Porete and her book in the same months.6 And in March 1310, Clement V at last agreed to open posthumous heresy proceedings against Boniface VIII in Avignon.7 ...
Author: Sean L. Field
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9781501736209
Category: History
Page: 283
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The rise of the Capetian dynasty across the long thirteenth century, which rested in part on the family's perceived sanctity, is a story most often told through the actions of male figures, from Louis IX's metamorphosis into "Saint Louis" to Philip IV's attacks on Pope Boniface VIII. In Courting Sanctity, Sean L. Field argues that, in fact, holy women were central to the Capetian's self-presentation as being uniquely favored by God. Tracing the shifting relationship between holy women and the French royal court, he shows that the roles and influence of these women were questioned and reshaped under Philip III and increasingly assumed to pose physical, spiritual, and political threats by the time of Philip IV's death. Field's narrative highlights six holy women. The saintly reputations of Isabelle of France and Douceline of Digne helped to crystalize the Capetians' claims of divine favor by 1260. In the 1270s, the French court faced a crisis that centered on the testimony of Elizabeth of Spalbeek, a visionary holy woman from the Low Countries. After 1300, the arrests and interrogations of Paupertas of Metz, Margueronne of Bellevillette, and Marguerite Porete served to bolster Philip IV's crusades against the dangers supposedly threatening the kingdom of France. Courting Sanctity thus reassesses key turning points in the ascent of the "most Christian" Capetian court through examinations of the lives and images of the holy women that the court sanctified or defamed.For detailed information, see P. Verdeyen, “La Procès d'inquisition contre Marguerite Porete et Guiard de Cressonessart (1309-1310)," Revue d'Histoire Ecclésiastique 81 (1986), 47–94. The inquisitorial documents are translated as an ...
Author: Peter Adamson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198842408
Category: Philosophy
Page: 660
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Peter Adamson presents a lively introduction to six hundred years of European philosophy, from the beginning of the ninth century to the end of the fourteenth century. The medieval period is one of the richest in the history of philosophy, yet one of the least widely known. Adamson introduces us to some of the greatest thinkers of the Western intellectual tradition, including Peter Abelard, Anselm of Canterbury, Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, William of Ockham, and Roger Bacon. And the medieval period was notable for the emergence of great women thinkers, including Hildegard of Bingen, Marguerite Porete, and Julian of Norwich. Original ideas and arguments were developed in every branch of philosophy during this period - not just philosophy of religion and theology, but metaphysics, philosophy of logic and language, moral and political theory, psychology, and the foundations of mathematics and natural science.