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meg_demint's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.5
Super interesting, and a great intro to a topic I’m new to. It made me want to do a deeper dive on some of the women.
octavia_cade's review against another edition
3.0
This is essentially an anthology, with an introductory essay and potted biographies of the various mystics before their own writings are introduced. As with all anthologies and collections, some of the writings were more interesting than others. I found the stand-out here to be the poetry of Hildegard of Bingen, but some of the others were pretty repetitive and, dare I say, even a little dull.
I did enjoy the introduction and mini-biographies of these women - frankly they were more readable, and more interesting, than the edited material/primary sources. It makes me wonder if Furlong has written a more substantial history on the same subject - I'd be interested in reading that, as long as I didn't have to wade through Julian of Norwich again.
I did enjoy the introduction and mini-biographies of these women - frankly they were more readable, and more interesting, than the edited material/primary sources. It makes me wonder if Furlong has written a more substantial history on the same subject - I'd be interested in reading that, as long as I didn't have to wade through Julian of Norwich again.
pshawraven's review
4.0
If you're looking for an introductory volume, this is a good place to start. The selections are representative of the women writing (or dictating) and the sources cited will help steer you to other scholarly works in this vein. Being an anthology, it is a bit shallow on both medieval religious history and on Christian mysticism, but it should be helpful to new readers.
angelsaves's review
4.0
i enjoyed it, but it didn't say much that was new to me. HILDEGARD/RICHARDIS 5EVER
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