{"product_id":"visions-longings-medieval-women-mystics","title":"Visions \u0026 Longings: Medieval Women Mystics","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe women mystics of medieval Europe represent the very first feminine voices heard in a world where women were nearly silent. Monica Furlong presents writings by and about eleven of these Christian mystics who lived and worked between the eleventh and fourteenth centuries. They are Heloise  the abbess whose letters to her former lover Abelard are a treasure of medieval literature; Christina of Markyate  the hermit whose early life was characterized by her zealous antics aimed at avoiding marriage; Hildegard of Bingen  the Rhinelands renaissance woman - scientist  visionary  poet  and theologian; Beatrijs of Nazareth  Mechtild of Magdeburg  and Hadewijch of Brabant  scholars and poets of the Beguine movement of womens communities; Clare of Assisi  the close friend of Saint Francis and founder of the community of the Poor Clares; Angela di Foligno  the noble woman of Umria whose joyful spirituality made her a cult figure in her own lifetime; Catherine of Siena  the confidante of popes whose major writing consists of dialogue between herself and God; Margery Kempe  the eccentric mystic housewife; and Julian of Norwich  the recluse who spent the greater part of her life reflecting and elaborating upon the visions she received at age thirty - including a striking vision of God as Mother.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985197428789,"sku":"ByrdShop_157062125X","price":38.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781570621253.jpg?v=1770851740","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/visions-longings-medieval-women-mystics","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}