Maria Simone Marinho NOGUEIRA

The medieval feminine writing: mystic, passion and transgression

A escrita feminina medieval: mística, paixão e transgressão

Published in Mulier aut Femina. Idealism or reality of women in the Middle Ages

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In this paper, we try to present some of the medieval feminine mystic, concentrating mainly on the thought of Marguerite Porete. Among other things, our intention is to show that the studied women had a strong literary culture, and also that their works oscilate between transgression and passion.