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Author:

Trombley, Justine L., 1987- author.

Title:

A diabolical voice : heresy and the reception of the Latin 'Mirror of simple souls' in late medieval Europe / Justine L. Trombley.

Publisher:

Cornell University Press,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

xii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Porete, Marguerite,--approximately 1250-1310.--Miroir des simples âmes.
Porete, Marguerite,--approximately 1250-1310--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
Mysticism--France--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Christian literature, French--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
Christian heresies--France--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Soul--History of doctrines--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-213) and index.

Contents:

"Worthless, Deceptive, and Dangerous" : Controversies over The Mirror of Simple Souls in the Fifteenth Century -- The Excision of Error : The Fragments of MS Laud Latin 46 -- "Against the Foundation of the Faith" : Theological Refutation in MS Vat. lat. 4953 -- Reason Strikes Back : The Polemic of MS 1647.

Summary:

"This book examines the Latin manuscript tradition of the condemned mystical treatise The Mirror of Simple Souls, written by Marguerite Porete (d. 1310). It shows how the Latin Mirror was the target of multiple condemnations and refutations in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Medieval societies, religions, and cultures

ISBN:

1501769618
9781501769610

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1336888134

LCCN:

2022053348

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)