Secretaries of God
Author | : Diane Watt |
Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : 0859916146 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780859916141 |
Rating | : 4/5 (141 Downloads) |
Download or read book Secretaries of God written by Diane Watt and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 1997 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The English women prophets and visionaries whose voices are recovered here all lived between the twelfth and the seventeenth centuries and claimed, through the medium of trances and eucharistic piety, to speak for God. [...] Through prophecy they were often able to intervene in the religious and political discourse of their times: the role of God's secretary gave them the opportunity to act and speak autonomously and publicly"--Back cover.