Pyhän Mechtildin ilmestykset / / Mikko Kauko.

• Superior document: Tietolipas ; 13
• VerfasserIn: Kauko, Mikko,
• Place / Publishing House: Helsinki : : Finnish Literature Society / SKS,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: Finnish
• Series: Tietolipas ; 13.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (553 pages).

Mechthild of Hackeborn represents medieval mysticism. Her Revelations were written down in the 1290s in Helfta, Germany. The oldest surviving versions are in Latin, but in the Middle Ages, the Revelations were translated at least into Dutch, English, Swedish, and German. The text was translated into Swedish in 1469 by Jöns Budde, a Bridgettine brother from Naantali. Budde made few omissions but many additions in the text, mainly explanations to meet the needs of the Bridgettine sisters. Budde's translation is faithful to the original text, and he made few mistakes. My Finnish translation of the text follows Budde's version where possible. However, Budde translated an abridged version that omitted some chapters, and the only surviving copy of Budde's translation is incomplete. I have therefore translated the missing sections from Latin and incorporated them in the text. My translation also includes editorial comments on the language, the contents, and the historical and theological contexts of the Revelations.

Table of Contents

Esipuhe 6 -- Johdanto 8 -- Mechtild von Hackeborn 9 -- Mechtildin ilmestysten eri versiot 11 -- Eri versioiden vertailusta 19 -- Jöns Budde ja hänen tuotantonsa 24 -- Suomennoksesta 47 -- Pyhän Mechtildin ilmestykset 55 -- Ensimmäinen kirja 55 -- Toinen kirja 241 -- Kolmas kirja 314 -- Neljäs kirja 389 -- Viides kirja 461 -- Jöns Budden jälkipuhe 523 -- Lähteet 528 -- Abstract 547 -- Henkilöhakemisto 548 -- Paikannimihakemisto.