Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 8318
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Strauch , Gabriele L.
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  • Title: Mechthild von Magdeburg and the Category of Frauenmystik [The author considers the usefulness of the category “frauenmystik” (characterized by ecstatic experiences and uninhibited eroticism) by scrutinizing its application to Mechthild von Magdeburg. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
  • Source: Women as Protagonists and Poets in the German Middle Ages: An Anthology of Feminist Approaches to Middle High German Literature.  Edited by Albrecht Classen.  Kümmerle Verlag, 1991.  Pages 171 - 186.
  • Description:
  • Article Type: Essay
  • Subject (See Also): Mechthild von Magdeburg, Mystic Mystics Spirituality Women in Religion
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  • Geographic Area: Germany
  • Century: 12
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  • Author's Affiliation: University of Maryland at College Park
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  • Year of Publication: 1991.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 3874527689