Jesus As Mother Studies in the Spirituality of the High Middle Ages

Preface Abbreviations Introduction I. The Spirituality of Regular Canons in the Twelfth Century II. The Cistercian Conception of Community III. Did the Twelfth Century Discover the Individual? IV. Jesus as Mother and Abbot as Mother: Some Themes in Twelfth-Century Cistercian Writing V. Women Mystics in the Thirteenth Century: The Case of the Nuns of Helfta Epilogue Appendix: Monastic and Canonical Treatises of Practical Spiritual Advice General Index Index of Secondary AuthorsBynum, Caroline W. is the author of 'Jesus As Mother Studies in the Spirituality of the High Middle Ages', published 1984 under ISBN 9780520052222 and ISBN 0520052226.