The Life of Saint Douceline, a Beguine of Provence : Translated from the Occitan with Introduction, Notes and Interpretive Essay Paperback / softback
by Kathleen (Royalty Account) Garay, Madeleine (Royalty Account) Jeay
Part of the Library of Medieval Women series
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Douceline de Digne, founder of the beguine community of the Ladies of Roubaud in Provence, was an important woman mystic of her time; contextual material includes comparison with the beguines of northern Europe. 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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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:188 pages
- Publisher:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication Date:17/12/2008
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- ISBN:9781843841944
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:188 pages
- Publisher:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication Date:17/12/2008
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- ISBN:9781843841944