{"product_id":"the-soul-as-virgin-wife-amy-hollywood-9780268017699","title":"The Soul as Virgin Wife","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Soul as Virgin Wife \u003c\/i\u003e presents the first book-length study to give a detailed account of the theological and mystical teachings written by women themselves, especially by those known as beguines, which have been especially neglected. Hollywood explicates the difference between the erotic and imagistic mysticism, arguing that Mechthild, Porete, and Eckhart challenge the sexual ideologies prevalent in their culture and claim a union without distinction between the soul and the divine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe beguines' emphasis in the later Middle Ages on spiritual poverty has long been recognized as an important influence on subsequent German and Flemish mystical writers, in particular the great German Dominican preacher and apophatic theologian Meister Eckhart. In \u003ci\u003eThe Soul as Virgin Wife, \u003c\/i\u003eAmy Hollywood presents the first book-length study to give a detailed textual account of these debts. Through an analysis of Magdeburg's T\u003ci\u003ehe Flowing Light of the Godhead, \u003c\/i\u003e Marguerite Porete's \u003ci\u003eMirror of Simple Souls, \u003c\/i\u003e and the Latin commentaries and vernacular sermons of Eckhart, Hollywood uncovers the intricate web of influence and divergence between the beguinal spiritualities and Eckhart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Hollywood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0268017697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780268017699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amy Hollywood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130098151679,"sku":"9780268017699","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_87d18f01-ebd4-4783-9221-60490077067e.jpg?v=1687467548","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-soul-as-virgin-wife-amy-hollywood-9780268017699","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}