Visionary literature for devotional instruction : its function and transmission in late medieval observant female religious communities in North-Western Europe

This thesis examines the function and transmission of late medieval visionary writings with devotional instructions between enclosed convents in England, the Low Countries and German-speaking areas. It argues that religious women, who could not normally assert authority as religious teachers and wri...

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Main Author: Drieshen, Clarck
Other Authors: Jamroziak, Emilia ; Batt, Catherine
Published: University of Leeds 2016
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.718784