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The Life of Saint Douceline, a Beguine of Provence

Translated from the Occitan with Introduction, Notes and Interpretive Essay

by Kathleen Garay (royalty Account), Madeleine Jeay (royalty Account)

  • Paperback
  • 194 pages
  • Publisher: Boydell& Brewer Ltd
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.1 cm

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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.
The Life of Saint Douceline, a Beguine of Provence and Practicing the Way
Practicing the WayThe Life of Saint Douceline, a Beguine of Provence

  • Title

    The Life of Saint Douceline, a Beguine of Provence

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Boydell& Brewer Ltd

  • Published

    December 2008

  • Weight

    232g

  • Page Count

    194

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9781843841944

  • ISBN-10

    1843841940

  • Eden Code

    1901091

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