This early example of a spiritual diary incorporating the visions of a female mystic offers a glimpse of religious women's daily life and spiritual practices. Agnes Blannbekin was from an Austrian far
For the medieval mystic Mechthild of Magdeburg, ecstatic and visionary states expressed not only an intimate relationship with the Divine, but they also served a significant therapeutic function withi
The outcome of more than a decade of collaboration with colleagues and students in the US and Europe, this volume focuses on the gendered production, reception, and textual transmission of mystical te
Wiethaus (Wake Forest U.) has edited this collection on the topic of indigenous peoples in North America, and their rights to be recognized as sovereign by other entities. By focusing on the relations
This multidisciplinary collection of nine previously unpublished essays presents new research in three interlocking domains: tribal history with a special emphasis on Native women in the Southeast, la