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008    150904r20162014nyu      b    001 0 eng d 
020    9781629190082|q(paperback) 
020    162919008X|q(paperback) 
041    eng 
082 14 274.082 SWA 
092 0  270|bengelska 
100 1  Swan, Laura,|d1954-|eauthor 
245 14 The wisdom of the beguines :|bthe forgotten story of a 
       medieval women's movement /|cLaura Swan 
264  1 Katonah, New York :|bBlueBridge, an imprint of United 
       Tribes Media Inc.,|c2016 
264  4 |c©2014 
300    202 pages ;|c21 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    "Originally published in hardcover in 2014"--Title page 
       verso 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-199) and 
       index 
505 8  Introduction -- Who were the beguines? -- Beguines across 
       Europe -- The Beguinage -- Beguine ministries -- Beguine 
       spirituality -- Beguine compassion -- Beguines as 
       preachers and performers -- Literary beguines -- Were 
       beguines heretics? -- Conclusion 
520    "The beguines began to form in various parts of Europe 
       over eight hundred years ago. Beguines were laywomen, not 
       nuns, and they did not live in monasteries. They practiced
       a remarkable way of living independently, and they were 
       never a religious order or a formalized movement. But 
       there were common elements that these medieval women 
       shared across Europe, including their visionary 
       spirituality, their unusual business acumen, and their 
       courageous commitment to the poor and sick. Beguines were 
       essentially self-defined, in opposition to the many 
       attempts to control and define them. They lived by 
       themselves or in communities called beguinages, which 
       could be single homes for just a few women or, as in 
       Brugge, Brussels, and Amsterdam, walled-in rows of houses 
       where hundreds of beguines lived together--a village of 
       women within a medieval town or city. Among the beguines 
       were celebrated spiritual writers and mystics, including 
       Mechthild of Magdeburg, Beatrijs of Nazareth, Hadewijch, 
       and Marguerite Porete." --|cProvided by publisher 
648  7 500-1500|2fast 
650  0 Beguines|zEurope 
650  0 Beguines|xSpiritual life 
650  0 Women|xHistory|yMiddle Ages, 500-1500 
650  7 Beginer|2sao 
650  7 Kristendom|2sao 
650  7 Andligt liv|2sao 
650  7 Medeltiden 
650  7 Beguines.|2fast 
650  7 Spiritual life|xChristianity.|2fast 
650  7 Women|xMiddle Ages.|2fast 
651  7 Europe 
655  7 History.|2fast