Much depends on how one defines "mysticism." McGinn's anthology in the
Paulist Classics series is entitled _Apocalyptic Spirituality_ and includes
Lactantius, Adso, Joachim, Spiritual Franciscans, and Savonarola. His _The
Flowering of Mysticism: Men and Women in the New Mysticism--1200-1350_
associates apocalypticism with Franciscan spirituality. Along similar
lines you might read Delno West's "Medieval Ideas of Apocalyptic Mission
and the Early Franciscans in Mexico" which is accessible at the URL:
http://www.millersv.edu/~columbus/data/art/WEST-01.ART
Vis a vis women/mysticism/apocalypticism, Hildegarde of Bingen's _Scivias_
comes to mind. Also Ann Lee, founder of Shakers in 18th-century
America. More relevant to Albrecht Classen's query is Anne Wentworth's
_The Revelation of Jesus Christ_, written in the 17th century, explored in
a nifty Web site hosted by Emory U:
http://www.cc.emory.edu/ENGLISH/classes/Wentworth/homepg.html
part of their Women Writers Resource Project.
Tom Long
http://users.visi.net/~longt
"To burn always with this hard, gemlike flame, to maintain this ecstasy, is
success in life"--Pater
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