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Mechthild of Magdeburg: The Flowing Light of the Godhead

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This volume contains the first English translation of The Flowing Light of the Godhead, the sole mystical visionary work of Mechthild of Magdeburg (c. 1260–c. 1282/94), a thirteenth-century German beguine. This challenging work of deep religious insight reflects Mechthild’s inner life, and God’s as well, employing a great variety of traditional medieval literary forms and genres in prose and verse.

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Key Features

  • An initial transltion of a singular vision
  • Fully integrates and cross references with other resources from your Logos library
  • Contains various examples of literary forms that express the spiritual life of Mechthild of Magdeburg
  • Title: Mechthild of Magdeburg: The Flowing Light of the Godhead
  • Author: Mechthild of Magdeburg
  • Series: The Classics of Western Spirituality
  • Publisher: Paulist Press
  • Print Publication Date: 1998
  • Logos Release Date: 2016
  • Pages: 416
  • Era: era:medieval
  • Language: English
  • Resources: 1
  • Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
  • Subjects: Visions › Early works to 1800; Private revelations › Early works to 1800; Spiritual life › Catholic Church--Early works to 1800; Catholic Church › Doctrines--Early works to 1800; Mysticism › Catholic Church--Early works to 1800; Mechthild, of Magdeburg, ca. 1212-ca. 1282
  • ISBNs: 0809137763, 0809104954, 9780809137763, 9780809104956
  • Resource ID: LLS:MCHTLDMGDBRGDHD
  • Resource Type: Monograph
  • Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:20:09Z

Mechthild (or Mechtild) of Magdeburg (c. 1207 – c. 1282/1294), a Beguine, was a medieval mystic, whose book Das fließende Licht der Gottheit (The Flowing Light of Divinity) described her visions of God. Definite biographical information about Mechthild is scarce; what is known of her life comes largely from scattered hints in her work. She was probably born to a noble Saxon family, and claimed to have had her first vision of the Holy Spirit at the age of twelve.

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    $18.99

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