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Course about Christian spirituality
in a cultural-historical context

Medieval Dutch Mysticism in the Low Countries

Hadewijch and John of Ruusbroec, their faith and way of thinking

Rozemarijn van Leeuwen
© 1999-2001

Lecture 3/7. Hadewijch: a glimpse of her life

Topics this hour:

Biographical information about Hadewijch's life
The ideal of poverty in the 12th century
The beguines
Hadewijch as a beguine
Inquisition and stake

Introduction

Today, and also next week before the break, we will discuss Hadewijch's life.

Who was Hadewijch, when did she live, what were her circumstances and what was her intended public?

In the first lecture I mentioned that Hadewijch is an extraordinary, unique figure in our history: a remarkable woman, female writer, religious person, female mystic.

Many questions crop up around her: why did she start writing as a woman, and moreover, ab