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Birgitta of Sweden and the Voice of Prophecy

Birgitta of Sweden and the Voice of Prophecy

Sahlin, Claire L.

Hardcover

Series: Studies in Medieval Mysticism, Book 3

Religion General General Christianity

ISBN10: 0851158218
ISBN13: 9780851158211
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc
Published: Jul 14 2001
Pages: 282
Weight: 1.70
Height: 1.04 Width: 6.38 Depth: 9.62
Language: English
Birgitta's religious authority considered, with regard to her prophetic mission and her authenticity as a medium of divine revelation in 14c Europe.

This book examines the religious authority of St Birgitta of Sweden, the charismatic moral reformer and controversial female visionary of the fourteenth century, emphasising both representations of her prophetic mission and debates about her authenticity as a medium of divine revelation. It illuminates Birgitta's view of herself as a prophet of moral reform by explaining how her Revelations depict her religious mission and place in salvation history, goingon to reconstruct interactions between Birgitta and her contemporaries, including the significance of her prophetic authority vis-a-vis the priestly authority of her male clerical associates. Finally, it analyses arguments aboutwomen's suitability for mediating the divine word in posthumous attacks and defences of her claims to prophesy.

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