medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
An MA student asked me if I knew of any specific texts, collections of texts, or secondary sources that recount medieval out-of-body experiences or journeys of the soul (but not just dreams and visions). He knows of the story of the English peasant Thurkill's trip to hell and the brief story in the _Golden Legend_ of the woman led in spirit to Jerusalem by Mary Magdalene. I can think of a few brief anecdotes here and there--e.g., a young girl taken to heaven and hell by St. Catherine mentioned in the miracles of Thomas Becket--and there may be some others in Gardiner's _Visions of Heaven and Hell Before Dante_.
Can anyone think of other sources or studies?
Thanks,
John
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John Shinners
Professor of Humanistic Studies
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
Phone: 574-284-4494 or 574-284-4534
Fax: 284-4855
www.saintmarys.edu/~hust
"Learn everything. Later you will see that nothing is superfluous." -- Hugh of St. Victor (d. 1141)
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