Brides in the Desert

by Saskia Murk-Jansen

The Beguine movement arose in Europe during the thirteenth century and consisted of women living together in chastity and poverty, doing works of Christian charity. Although many of their number were wealthy, this urban phenomenon had no founder, no single rule, and no agreed way of life. The Beguine movement was part of a yearning to democratize religion, and it produced four great writers. Saskia Murk-Jansen, a specialist in medieval women's mysticism,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592447961
• ISBN13: 9781592447961
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.7" x 8.5"