A companion to Birgitta of Sweden and her legacy in the later Middle Ages / / edited by Maria H. Oen.

• Superior document: Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition; volume89
• TeilnehmendeR: Oen, Maria H.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden Boston : : BRILL,, 2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition; volume89.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (348 pages).

St. Birgitta of Sweden (d. 1373) is one of the most celebrated female visionaries and authors of the Middle Ages and a central figure in the history of late-medieval religion. An aristocratic widow, Birgitta left her native country in 1349 and settled in Rome, where she established herself as an outspoken critic of the Avignon Papacy and an advocate of spiritual and ecclesiastical reform. Birgitta founded a new monastic order, and her major work, The Heavenly Book of Revelations, circulated widely in a variety of monastic, reformist, and intellectual milieus following her death. This volume offers an introduction to the saint and the reception of her work written by experts from various disciplines. In addition to acquainting the reader with the state of the scholarship, the study also presents fresh interpretations and new perspectives on Birgitta and the sources for her life and writings. Contributors: Roger Andersson, Nirit Ben-Aryeh Debby, Unn Falkeid, Anna Fredriksson, Birgitta Fritz, Ann M. Hutchison, F. Thomas Luongo, Maria H. Oen, Anders Piltz, and Pavlína Rychterová.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright Page / Maria H. Oen -- Acknowledgements / Maria H. Oen -- Figures / Maria H. Oen -- Abbreviations / Maria H. Oen -- Notes on Editions and Translations / Maria H. Oen -- Notes on Contributors / Maria H. Oen -- Timeline / Maria H. Oen -- Birgitta Birgersdotter and the Liber celestis revelacionum / Maria H. Oen -- God’s Words, or Birgitta’s? Birgitta of Sweden as Author / F. Thomas Luongo -- Birgitta and the Bible / Anders Piltz -- The Political Discourse of Birgitta of Sweden / Unn Falkeid -- Challenging and Championing St Birgitta’s Revelations at the Councils of Constance and Basel / Anna Fredriksson -- The History and Spiritual Life of Vadstena Abbey / Birgitta Fritz -- Birgitta and Her Revelations in the Sermons of the Vadstena Brothers / Roger Andersson -- The Iconography of Liber celestis revelacionum / Maria H. Oen -- Reshaping Birgitta of Sweden in Tuscan Art and Sermons / Nirit Ben-Aryeh Debby -- The Revelations of St Birgitta in the Holy Roman Empire / Pavlína Rychterová -- Birgitta and Late-Medieval English Spirituality / Ann M. Hutchison -- Back Matter -- Bibliography / Maria H. Oen -- General Index / Maria H. Oen.