the forgotten story of a medieval women's movement
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Swan, Laura
- Publish Year
- 2016
- Shelfmark
- WER 8 2016
- Thesaurus
- begijnen, religieuze vrouwenbewegingen, middeleeuwen, spiritualiteit, schrijvers, mysticae, hofjes, Europa, Nederland, België, 13e eeuw, 14e eeuw, 15e eeuw, 16e eeuw, 17e eeuw, 19e eeuw
- Description
- Originally published in hardcover in 2014. The beguines began to form in various parts of Europe around 1200. Beguines were laywomen, not nuns. They were never a religious order or a formalized movement, but shared common elements as visionary spirituality, business acumen, and commitment to the poor and sick. The book describes the history of beguines across Europe, beguine ministries, beguine spirituality and compassion, beguines as preachers, performers and writers, and if beguines were heretics.