The Temple of Our Soul

The Temple of our Soulis one of the most attractive spiritual texts of the late Middle Ages and early modern period. Written by an anonymous woman who was also the author of influentialThe Evangelical Pearlthis masterpiece offers insights into the mystical aspects of Christianity that were widespread in Rhineland and the Low Countries. For political socio-economic and geographical reasons spiritual writings from the Low Countries were highly influential in France England and Spain. Language barriers however have made the original texts inaccessible to many scholars and students. This bilingual edition offers the first English translationThe Temple of our Soultogether with the original Dutch text. This edition includes an introduction that provides insights into the text''s key themes and the social context in which it was written. In addition to students of medieval mysticism it will also be of interest to scholars of late medieval and early modern vernacular literature and feminist theology.