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A Voice of Their Own. Women's Spirituality in the Middle Ages.
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 12 hours
  • Course by Universitat de Barcelona
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About

Have you ever heard about medieval mysticism or medieval heresies? Have you ever wondered about the particular role women played in medieval spirituality? Do Hildegard of Bingen, Clare of Assisi, Marguerite Porete, the Cathar ladies or Isabel de Villena ring a bell? Have you ever felt like you wanted to know more about them? If your answer to any of these questions was yes, then this MOOC, A voice of their own. Women’s spirituality in the Middle ages is what you were looking for. A Voice of their own is much more than a course. It is an invitation to follow the paths traced by the spiritual experiences of medieval women. It is a challenge that, should you let it, will take you to places where you will see and hear things that will astonish you. Here you will find medieval women playing a major role in the spiritual transformations of the Middle Ages, founding monastic movements and orders, writing about their experiences, traveling the roads of Europe to spread their ideas, creating spiritual landscapes, as well as both material an intangible architectures. In this MOOC, these women will speak to you from the past, and you'll see that their voices still hold great validity in the present.

Modules

Introduction to the course

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  • Introduction

1.1 The Dawn of a New Spirituality

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  • The Dawn of a New Spirituality

1.2 The Birth of Nunneries: Early Forms of Female Monasticism in the Middle Ages

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  • The Birth of Nunneries: Early Forms of Female Monasticism in the Middle Ages

1.3 Female Voices in the New Mysticism

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  • Female Voices in the New Mysticism

1.4 Persecution and Dissent: The True Meaning of Heresies

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  • Persecution and Dissent: The True Meaning of Heresies

1.5 Women Changing Spaces: The Effect of Female Spirituality on the Territory and the City

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  • Women Changing Spaces: The Effect of Female Spirituality on the Territory and the City

OPTIONAL 1.6 The Role of Women in Confraternities

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  • The Role of Women in Confraternities

OPTIONAL 1.7 Women on the Move

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  • Women on the Move

QUIZ UNIT 1

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2.1 The Spread of Cistercian Nunneries: The Case of Las Huelgas

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  • The Spread of Cistercian Nunneries: The Case of Las Huelgas

2.2 The Female Branch of the Mendicant Movement

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  • The Female Branch of the Mendicant Movement

2.3 Enclosure: The Not-So-Strict Reality of Medieval Nuns

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  • Enclosure: The Not-So-Strict Reality of Medieval Nuns

2.4 The Daily Rhythm of the Nunnery

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  • The Daily Rhythm of the Nunnery

2.5 Books and Archives in the Nunnery

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  • Books and Archives in the Nunnery

OPTIONAL 2.6 Lay Benefactors, Sponsors, and Promoters

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  • Lay Benefactors, Sponsors, and Promoters

OPTIONAL 2.7 Founding Queens

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QUIZ UNIT 2

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3.1 The Visionary World of Hildegard of Bingen

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  • 3.1 The Visionary World of Hildegard of Bingen

3.2 Courtly Mysticism: The Trobairises of God

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  • 3.2 Courtly Mysticism: The Trobairises of God

3.3 Mysticism in the Nunnery: The Spiritual School of Helfta

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  • Mysticism in the Nunnery: The Spiritual School of Helfta

3.4 The Mirror of Simple Souls and the Deafening Silence of Marguerite Porete

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3.5 The Anchoress and the Wanderer: Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe, and English Mysticism

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OPTIONAL 3.6 The Meditations of Isabel de Villena

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  • The Meditations of Isabel de Villena

OPTIONAL 3.7 Birgitta of Sweden: Mother, Mystic, And Founder

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  • Birgitta of Sweden: Mother, Mystic, And Founder

QUIZ UNIT 3

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1st PEER REVIEW EXERCISE

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  • Discussing an image: Hildegard of Bingen

4.1 Good Women: The Female Side of Catharism

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  • Good Women: The Female Side of Catharism

4.2 Preaching Voices: The Role of Women among the Poor of Lyons

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  • Preaching Voices: The Role of Women among the Poor of Lyons

4.3 The Role of Women in the Guglielmites

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  • The Role of Women in the Guglielmites

4.4 The Burned Beguines of Languedoc

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  • The Burned Beguines of Languedoc

4.5 Inquisitors and Women

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  • Inquisitors and Women

OPTIONAL 4.6 Curbing Dissidence: From Beguines to Nuns

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  • Curbing Dissidence: From Beguines to Nuns

OPTIONAL 4.7 The alumbradas: 16th-century Heretics?

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  • The alumbradas: 16th-century Heretics?

QUIZ UNIT 4

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5.1 A Doorway to Women's Spiritual Landscapes in the Middle Ages

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5.2 Monasteries in the Territory

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5.3 Nunneries in the City

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  • Nunneries in the City

5.4 Reconstructing Female Spaces

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  • Reconstructing Female Spaces

5.5 The Observant Reformation

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  • The Observant Reformation

OPTIONAL 5.6 Female Medieval Spaces Today

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OPTIONAL 5.7 Women and Assistance

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  • Women and Assistance

QUIZ UNIT 5

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2nd PEER REVIEW EXERCISE

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  • Discussion of a medieval text: Julian and Margery

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Explore the captivating world of medieval mysticism with "A Voice of Their Own: Women's Spirituality in the Middle Ages." This engaging course, taught by experts from Coursera, delves into the significant roles women played in spiritual transformations during the Middle Ages. Discover influential figures like Hildegard of Bingen and Clare of Assisi through rich, immersive content over 720 minutes. Ideal for learners in Arts & Humanities, the course offers both Starter and Professional subscription options. Unveil the enduring voices of medieval women and their impact on spirituality.

Delfi I. Nieto-Isabel
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Delfi I. Nieto-Isabel

Blanca Garí
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Blanca Garí

Núria Jornet
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Núria Jornet