Angela of Foligno's Memorial

Name: Angela of Foligno's Memorial
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Angela of Foligno is considered by many as the greatest mystical voice among Italian medieval women. She devoted herself to a relentless pursuit of God when as a middle-aged woman she lost her mother, husband and children; illiterate herself, she dictated her experiences to her confessor, who transcribed her words into Latin as the 'Memorial'. In a direct and vigorous style, it tells of her suffering, visions, joy, identification with Christ, and finally her mystical union with God. However, her book has always been viewed with suspicion, indeed even bordering on heresy; her spirituality goes beyond conventional language as well as beyond accepted doctrines and modes of prayer.
This annotated selection from the 'Memorial' is preceded by a biographical introduction which places Angela's text in its historical, cultural, and spiritual context; the accompanying interpretive essay which follows compares Angela's experience with that of twentieth-century Christian feminist theologians. The volume is completed with an annotated bibliography.
Dr CRISTINA MAZZONI teaches in the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Vermont.

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

146

Release Date:

2000-02-01

Publication Date:

2000-01-01

Publisher:

D.S.Brewer

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

085991562X

ISBN13:

9780859915625

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

194 g

Height:

140 cm

Width:

216 cm

Thickness:

8 cm

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