Medieval Female Mystics

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Mystics experience a spiritual life which is unbounded by traditional worship practices and religious norms. Certain Christian women in the Middle Ages were renowned for their unusual insight or prophesy, miraculous spiritual gifts, holiness, and extreme practices. Following a discussion of mysticism in general, this course will examine the lives, writings, and influence of women mystics who were regarded as saints and a few who were feared as heretics. Prerequisites: THEO111 or CORE105 Course Attributes: Theology Persp / Explorations, Theology - Historical Theology, Theology - Spirituality College of Arts & Sciences Theology