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Record Number: 8550 Author(s)/Creator(s): Tobin , Frank. Contributor(s): Title: Audience, Authorship, and Authority in Mechthild von Magdeburg's "Flowing Light of the Godhead" [argues that her primary audience was religious (clergy and male and female monastics) and that her shared authorship (both God and Mechthild, an unlettered Beguine, were resposible) required a variety of strategies to assert the authority of her text]. Source: Mystics Quarterly 23, 1 (March 1997): Pages 8 - 17. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Authority Beguines Clergy Mechthild von Magdeburg, Mystic Monasticism Monks Mystics Nuns Readers Women in Religion Award Note: Geographic Area: Germany Century: 13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: University of Nevada, Reno Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1997. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 07425503

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