The Life of Saint Douceline, a Beguine of Provence

Name: The Life of Saint Douceline, a Beguine of Provence
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The Life of Douceline de Digne introduces to an English-speaking audience a 13th-century woman mystic [d.1274] of great significance in the study of female spirituality in the middle ages. Douceline combined an active life of community service [as Mother of the beguine community the Ladies of Roubaud] with vigorous mysticism, and was the focus of an intense cult in Provence after her death. The Life, probably written by Philippa de Porcellet, a member of Douceline's community in Marseilles, is complemented by a study of Douceline's importance in terms of her own spiritual experience, and also as founder and leader of the community, dedicated followers of Franciscan spirituality; she is also compared to other holy women of the later middle ages, especially the beguines of northern Europe.

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 194
Release Date:: 2008-12-17
Publication Date:: 2008-12-17
Publisher:: D.S.Brewer
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1843841940
ISBN13:: 9781843841944
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 252 g
Height:: 14 cm
Width:: 21.6 cm
Thickness:: 1.1 cm

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