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| Named Person: | Bridget, of Sweden Saint; Birgitta, von Schweden. |
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| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Claire L Sahlin |
| ISBN: | 0851158218 9780851158211 |
| OCLC Number: | 45668947 |
| Description: | xvi, 266 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Prophecy in the Christian tradition: a "double bind" for women -- The life and Revelations of Birgitta -- Bride and channel of the holy spirit: Birgitta's vocation as visionary prophet -- Mystical pregnancy and prophesy in the Revelations: Birgitta's identification with the Virgin Mary -- Submission, role reversals, and partnerships: Birgitta and her clerical associates -- Doubts, derision, and denunciations: negative responses to Birgitta's voice of prophesy -- Revelatrix of divine wisdom: justifications for God's selection of a female prophet. |
| Series Title: | Studies in medieval mysticism, v. 3. |
| Responsibility: | Claire L. Sahlin. |
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