"Blessed Are Those Who Mourn": The Coexistence and Paradoxical Conjunction of Joy and Suffering

In their landmark texts, Hadewijch of Antwerp, Mechthild of Magdeburg, Julian of Norwich and Catherine of Siena relate a profound experience of joy involving a concomitant and as intense experience of suffering in its physical, psychological, moral and spiritual dimensions. Combining gifts of vision...

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Main Author: Fortin, Jean-Pierre (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters [2019]
In: Studies in spirituality
Year: 2019, Volume: 29, Pages: 273-314
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages
KDB Roman Catholic Church
Online Access: Volltext (doi)