Sara S Poor: 1 book

Book cover of Mechthild of Magdeburg and Her Book

Mechthild of Magdeburg and Her Book

Gender and the Making of Textual Authority

by Sara S. Poor
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2013

Sometime around 1230, a young woman left her family and traveled to the German city of Magdeburg to devote herself to worship and religious contemplation. Rather than living in a community of holy women, she chose isolation, claiming that this life would bring her closer to God. Even in her lifetime,...
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