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Listen Daughter: The Speculum Virginum and the Formation of Religious Women in the Middle Ages

Constant J. Mews

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Description:The words “Listen daughter” (Audi filia, from Psalm 44) were frequently used in exhortations to religious women in the 12th century, a period of dramatic growth in the involvement of women in various forms of religious life. This volume looks at the “Mirror for Virgins” (Speculum Virginum ), an illustrated dialogue between a nun and her spiritual mentor written by a monk not long before Hildegard of Bingen started to record her visions. An appendix provides the first English translation, by Barbara Newman, of significant excerpts from the Speculum.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Listen Daughter: The Speculum Virginum and the Formation of Religious Women in the Middle Ages. To get started finding Listen Daughter: The Speculum Virginum and the Formation of Religious Women in the Middle Ages, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The words “Listen daughter” (Audi filia, from Psalm 44) were frequently used in exhortations to religious women in the 12th century, a period of dramatic growth in the involvement of women in various forms of religious life. This volume looks at the “Mirror for Virgins” (Speculum Virginum ), an illustrated dialogue between a nun and her spiritual mentor written by a monk not long before Hildegard of Bingen started to record her visions. An appendix provides the first English translation, by Barbara Newman, of significant excerpts from the Speculum.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Listen Daughter: The Speculum Virginum and the Formation of Religious Women in the Middle Ages. To get started finding Listen Daughter: The Speculum Virginum and the Formation of Religious Women in the Middle Ages, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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