Mechthild of Magdeburg: The Flowing Light of the Godhead Translated and Introduced (Hardcover)

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Hardcover: 416 pages
Publisher: Paulist Press (Jun 27 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0809104954
ISBN-13: 978-0809104956
Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 16.2 x 3.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 717 g

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4.0 out of 5 stars Let yourself flow with Mechthild's ecstatic visions, April 22 2004

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To know God as God knows us. To love God as God loves us. The yearning of God for our soul as our soul yearns for God, complete with metaphors so intimate and so tender it makes one's heart ache: this is the work of a medieval mystic; an understanding of God of gothic proportions. This is the work of 12th century Mechthild of Magdeburg. This is The Flowing of the Godhead.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I love Mechthild anyway, Jul 10 2003

By	"bkfeilfish" (Helena, MT United States) - See all my reviews

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I was first introduced to Mechthild in a course of Women Mystics and resonated with her immediately. Her writing style is such that either you like her or you can't relate. She says at the beginning of the book that you need to read it nine times to understand it. I plan to do just that because I like reading her words just that much. Read the pages online before you put out the cash for this book but if you find that you can relate you won't be sorry for adding her to your library.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting to compare with Gertrude the Great., May 3 2002

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Mechtilde's perspective is different from that of other Christian mystics, in that she was a Beguine, and entered the convent at a much later age than Gertrude.

The work can be hard to follow, the style hard to grasp, but it is a worthy academic challenge.

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