“About which we want to speak now”: Beatrice of Nazareth's Reason for Writing Uan seuen manieren van heileger minnen

The fact that the medieval Cistercian nun Beatrice of Nazareth is known today as a well-established Middle Dutch female writer is mainly the result of the identification of an anonymous mystical treatise, Uan seuen manieren van heileger minnen (On seven manners of holy love), as a work of Beatrice....

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van Put, Kris (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Penn State Univ. Press [2016]
In: Journal of medieval religious cultures
Year: 2016, Volume: 42, Issue: 2, Pages: 143-163
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
CD Christianity and Culture
KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
KCD Hagiography; saints
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
Volltext (Verlag)
Volltext (doi)
Description
Summary:The fact that the medieval Cistercian nun Beatrice of Nazareth is known today as a well-established Middle Dutch female writer is mainly the result of the identification of an anonymous mystical treatise, Uan seuen manieren van heileger minnen (On seven manners of holy love), as a work of Beatrice. The aim of this article is to make a fresh start with this short text. After discussing a number of problematic views that have been put forward by previous scholars, it examines the main features in Uan seuen manieren van heileger minnen that reveal its rationale as a text. This analysis underpins the view of Beatrice as a self-conscious mystical author and a teacher.
ISSN:2153-9650
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of medieval religious cultures
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5325/jmedirelicult.42.2.0143