Birgitta of Sweden: Life and Selected Writings (Classics of Western Spirituality) - Softcover

Birgitta Of Sweden

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809131390 ISBN 13: 9780809131396

Publisher: Paulist Press, 1989

Synopsis

The most in-depth and scholarly panorama of Western spirituality ever attempted!

In one series, the original writings of the universally acknowledged teachers of the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, Islamic and Native American traditions have been critically selected, translated and introduced by internationally recognized scholars and spiritual leaders.

The texts are first-rate, and the introductions are informative and reliable. The books will be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of every literate religious persons". -- The Christian Century

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This was the massive, simplified structure which had been built on Birgitta's orders, using the foundations and the walls of the castle given to her by King Magnus.

About the Author:

Denis Searby teaches in the Department of Classics at the Universities of Stockholm and Uppsala. He has worked on a number of translations and critical editions in Latin and Greek. Bridget Morris was formerly Senior Lecturer in Scandinavian Studies at the University of Hull and is an Associate
Member of the Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds. She is the author of several articles and books on St. Birgitta and medieval Swedish literature.

About this edition

• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0809131390
• ISBN 13: 9780809131396
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368
• Editor: Marguerite T. Harris, Albert Tyle Kezel, Tore Nyberg