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Mechthild of Magdeburg
Mechthild of Magdeburg | |
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| Born | c. 1207 |
| Died | c. 1282 – c. 1294 |
| Notable work | The Flowing Light of Divinity |
| Era | Medieval philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Christian mysticism |
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Mechthild (or Mechtild, Matilda,[1] Matelda[2]) of Magdeburg (c. 1207 – c. 1282/1294), a Beguine, was a Christian medieval mystic, whose book Das fließende Licht der Gottheit (The Flowing Light of Divinity) is a compendium of visions, prayers, dialogues and mystical accounts.[3] She was the first mystic to write in Low German.
- ^ Bevan 1896.
- ^ Bevan 1896, p. 8-10.
- ^ Hollywood, Amy M., 1963- (1995). The soul as virgin wife : Mechthild of Magdeburg, Marguerite Porete, and Meister Eckhart. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press. ISBN 0-268-01753-0. OCLC 31376283.
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