Elisabeth of Schönau: A Twelfth-Century Visionary

by Anne L. Clark

Throughout her adult life, the twelfth-century Benedictine nun Elisabeth of Sch?nau claimed to receive divine revelation through a series of ecstatic visionary experiences. Her reflections on these experiences were recorded and provide both a rich source of understanding of the religious life of a medieval woman and an important perspective on the religious and political ferment of mid-twelfth-century Germany.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812231236
• ISBN13: 9780812231236
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary