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1. Record Number: 3807
Author(s): deMayo, Thomas Benjamin.
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Title : Mechthild of Magdeburg's Mystical Eschatology

Source: Journal of Medieval History , 25., 2 (June 1999): Pages 87 - 95.
Year of Publication: 1999.

2. Record Number: 13751
Author(s): Van Meter, David C.
Contributor(s):
Title : Eschatological Order and the Moral Arguments for Clerical Celibacy in Francia Around the Year 1000 [The author traces the thinking of various abbots and bishops in the debates over the moral order of society. Celibacy was claimed by the monks, which gave them a higher rank than secular clergy. All sides in the debate used apocalyptic rhetoric to press for reform while strengthening their own positions. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Medieval Purity and Piety: Essays on Medieval Clerical Celibacy and Religious Reform. Edited by Michael Frassetto Garland Medieval Casebooks Series . Garland Publishing, 1998. Journal of Medieval History , 25., 2 (June 1999): Pages 149 - 175.
Year of Publication: 1998.

3. Record Number: 6946
Author(s): Dronke, Peter.
Contributor(s):
Title : Medieval Sibyls: Their Character and Their "Auctoritas" [The author analyzes a 7th century Latin poem from Spain, two French texts from the 12th century, and two German poems from the 14th century. The author traces several folklore motifs involving the Sibyl as the Queen of Sheba, frequently with a goose foot which is miraculously cured after she foresees and honors Christ's future sacrifice. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Studi Medievali , 36., 2 (Dicembre 1995): Pages 581 - 615.
Year of Publication: 1995.