Wisdom of the Beguines: The Forgotten Story of a Medieval Women's Movement
Laura Swan • Rizzoli • ISBN-13 978-1629190082
Wisdom of the Beguines: The Forgotten Story of a Medieval Women's Movement
ISBN-10: 162919008X · ISBN-13: 978-1629190082 · 2016
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This scholarly exploration chronicles the lives and spiritual legacies of the Beguines, a unique movement of laywomen in medieval Europe. Laura Swan provides a comprehensive historical account of these independent communities that flourished outside the traditional structures of the church.
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Contributor: Laura Swan
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Category: Christian SpiritualityCategory: European HistoryCategory: History Of MonasticismCategory: Medieval HistoryCategory: Religious HistoryCategory: Women's StudiesCategory: Women S SpiritualityCategory: Christian History
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