Passionate spirituality: Hildegard of Bingen and Hadewijch of Brabant

Chapter 1, Medieval women mystics: weird or wonderful?: Religious women and contemporary scholarship ; Method and context ; Past wisdom speaks to the present ; Conclusion

Chapter 2, Passion in the Christian tradition: Background ; Neglect and devaluation of affectivity ; The affections and reason : rivals or partners? ; Passion in religious experience ; Images of love in the tradition ; Conclusion

Chapter 3, Passion in Hildegard of Bingen: Introduction ; Life and context ; Language, symbol, and image ; Incarnation ; Intensity of experience and commitment ; Conclusion

Chapter 4, Passion in Hadewijch of Brabant: Life and context ; Love mysticism ; The transformed self ; Conclusion

Conclusion: Back to the present

Notes

Index.