Books for Arab American Heritage Month
In honor of Arab American Heritage Month in April, we are sharing books by Arab and Arab American authors that share their culture, history, and personal lives.
Introduction by Elizabeth Spearing
Suggestions for Further Reading
Acknowledgments and a Note on the Texts
Abbreviations
Hildegard of Bingen
Extracts from the Vita (translated by Peter Dronke)
Extracts from a Letter to Guibert de Gembloux (translated by Peter Dronke)
Extracts from Scivias (translated by Mother Columba Hart and Jane Bishop)
Christina of Markyate
Extracts from The Life of Christina of Markyate (translated by C.H. Talbot)
Hadewijch
Extracts from the Letters (translated by Mother Columba Hart)
Extracts from the Poems in Stanzas (translated by Mother Columba Hart)
Extracts from the Visions (translated by Mother Columba Hart)
Christine the Astonishing
The Life of St. Christine the Astonishing (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Mary of Oignies
Extracts from The Life of St. Mary of Oignies (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Elizabeth of Spaalbeek
The Life of St. Elizabeth of Spaalbeek (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Marguerite Porete
Extracts from The Mirror of Simple Souls (translated by A.C. Spearing)
Bridget of Sweden
Extracts from the Liber Celestis (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Julian of Norwich
Extracts from Revelations of Divine Love (Short Text) (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Extracts from Revelations of Divine Love (Long Text) (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Anonymous
A Revelation of Purgatory (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Margery Kempe
Extracts from the The Book of Margery Kempe (Book I) (translated by B.A. Windeatt)
Notes
Introduction by Elizabeth Spearing
Suggestions for Further Reading
Acknowledgments and a Note on the Texts
Abbreviations
Hildegard of Bingen
Extracts from the Vita (translated by Peter Dronke)
Extracts from a Letter to Guibert de Gembloux (translated by Peter Dronke)
Extracts from Scivias (translated by Mother Columba Hart and Jane Bishop)
Christina of Markyate
Extracts from The Life of Christina of Markyate (translated by C.H. Talbot)
Hadewijch
Extracts from the Letters (translated by Mother Columba Hart)
Extracts from the Poems in Stanzas (translated by Mother Columba Hart)
Extracts from the Visions (translated by Mother Columba Hart)
Christine the Astonishing
The Life of St. Christine the Astonishing (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Mary of Oignies
Extracts from The Life of St. Mary of Oignies (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Elizabeth of Spaalbeek
The Life of St. Elizabeth of Spaalbeek (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Marguerite Porete
Extracts from The Mirror of Simple Souls (translated by A.C. Spearing)
Bridget of Sweden
Extracts from the Liber Celestis (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Julian of Norwich
Extracts from Revelations of Divine Love (Short Text) (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Extracts from Revelations of Divine Love (Long Text) (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Anonymous
A Revelation of Purgatory (translated by Elizabeth Spearing)
Margery Kempe
Extracts from the The Book of Margery Kempe (Book I) (translated by B.A. Windeatt)
Notes
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