medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dear Meri,
Maybe check
Mechthild von Magdeburg, ch. 44 (if memory serves) of her Fliessendes Licht
der Gottheit; maybe also Margery Kempe (ch. 38 (?) where she is wedded to
the Godehad using the actual phrasing of the then contemporary wedding
service).
There are probably plenty more examples out there, possibly even in the
writings of later medieval male mystics such as Richard Rolle or Seuse
(Suso) and Tauler.
Sandra
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Dear list members,
I am working with the text of a German priest, Friedrich Sunder who
describes his mystical marriage with baby-Jesus with the terms of
bedding. According to him the mother of Jesus prepared a bed in which
Jesus laid himself and then Mary united the soul with him. Sunder
further describes the kissing and enjoyment of soul and Jesus and refers
to the wedding feast in general.
It seems that he utilises the marriage customs of German law that
considered the bedding (concubitus) as an essential part of marriage.
My question is, does any of you know further examples of bedding and
mystical marriage. Are there other stories that would describe the union
of soul and God with this type of at the same time 'legal and sexual
terms'?
Yours,
Meri Heinonen
Dept. of History
University of Turku
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