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Record Number: 3337 Author(s)/Creator(s): Hale , Rosemary Drage. Contributor(s): Title: Imitatio Mariae: Motherhood Motifs in Devotional Memoirs [The author discusses what she calls “spiritual motherhood” or “mother mysticism” (visionary appearances of Jesus as an infant, used to express the same desire for mystical union with God as is often expressed by the imagery of spiritual marriage) in South German fourteenth-century Dominican devotional writing. She discusses in particular the mystics Christine Ebner, Adelheide Langmann and Margarete Ebner. Title note supplied by Feminae.]. Source: Mystics Quarterly 16, 4 ( 1990): Pages 193 - 203. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Devotional Literature Dominican Order Ebner, Christine, Mystic Ebner, Margaretha, Dominican Nun and Mystic Langmann, Adelheid, Mystic Mary, Virgin, Saint- Image of Mystics Women in Religion Award Note: Geographic Area: Germany Century: 14 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Harvard University Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1990. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 07425503

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