Author: Saskia Murk-Jansen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781743240205
Category : Beguines
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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The Beguine movement arose in Europe during the thirteenth century and consisted of women living together in chastity and poverty, doing works of Christian charity. Although many of their number were wealthy, this urban phenomenon had no founder, no single rule, and no agreed way of life. The Beguine movement was part of a yearning to democratize religion, and it produced four great writers.Saskia Murk-Jansen, a specialist in medieval women's mysticism, looks at the lives and works of Beatrijs of Nazareth, Mechtild of Magdeburg, Hadewijch, and Marguerite Porete. These mystics used images, metaphor, and paradox to express the numinous aspect of God. They pioneered vernacular literature and forged theological visions out of their own experience. Their writings provide an invaluable supplement to the work of their male contemporaries.Saskia Murk-Jansen probes the key images in Beguine spirituality including the soul as the bride of God, suffering as an integral part of a relationship with the Holy One, and the desert as a place to focus on the transcendent. In this excellent, balanced treatment, Murk-Jansen clearly outlines the development of the movement, pointing to its influence as well as its repression by church authorities.
Author: Grant Allen
Publisher: New York : Fenno
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Author: Grant Allen
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Languages : en
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Author: Lynne Graham
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459268865
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
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Ex-lovers unexpectedly reunite and renew mutual passions and desires in this sexy, steamy romance. “I am a close acquaintance of Crown Prince Razul’s!” Rash words indeed. Bethany was desperate to stop her deportation for Datar, and only Razul could help her. But she’d tried so hard to forget him—they’d been involved two years before, and back then Bethany hadn’t been able to handle such a proud, passionate man. Bethany got to stay in Datar. However, by renewing her “close” acquaintance with Razul she paid his price—he demanded she become his wife.
Author: Abby Green
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488073333
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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This sheikh is in for a surprise when he meets his new bride, in this marriage of convenience romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Abby Green. The stranger at the altar… Is the woman he was meant to forget! Sharif Marchetti is deliberate. Controlled. Especially in his strategic choice of a royal bride. So after surrendering to his instincts with a mystery woman, he must erase their desert encounter from his memory. Until they meet a second time…moments before they exchange wedding vows! Princess Aaliyah Mansour is stunned that her arranged marriage is with the man who’d stirred her soul. She was prepared for a union that left her independence and defenses intact. Not a jet-set lifestyle with a husband who’s the ultimate distraction… From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Read all The Marchetti Dynasty books: Book 1: The Maid’s Best Kept Secret Book 2: The Innocent Behind the Scandal Book 3: Bride Behind the Desert Veil
Author: Grant Allen
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781332829927
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
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Excerpt from A Bride From the Desert Mrs. D'arcy Spoke archly, for, though only thirty-nve, she was an old hand at the arts and crafts of India. And there was something in the ingenuous eagerness of Mona Wallace's tone whenever she spoke of their arrival at Aden that made her friend and chaperon suspect at least a irtation, if not even a more serious and full edged love affair. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Author: Lynne Graham
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 1408912856
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
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Forced to marry a desert prince! His Royal Highness Prince Jasim bin Hamid al Rais was concerned that his weak, womanising elder brother was bewitched by his child’s nanny – the throne of Quaram could be threatened by scandal!
Author: Susan Mallery
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488088853
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
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A fan favorite from #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery, originally published as The Sheik and the Bride Who Said No in 2005. Including the incredibly handsome crown prince himself. There’s no denying that Murat is a man of mystery, power and many talents. But for a husband, Daphne Snowden wants more. Sure, “future queen” sounds lovely, but she wants someone who sees her as more than a woman to bear the next heir to the throne—someone who loves her. Still, there’s not only unfinished business between them, but burning desire. And though time has changed Murat, it hasn’t erased her interest in the only man she’s ever loved.
Author: Joanne Redd
Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780440202240
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404
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A beautiful young Englishwoman, captured by pirates and imprisoned in a harem, is rescued by a bold American sea captain who wins her in a slave auction and makes her his bride. Sizzling desert romance from the award-winning author of To Love an Eagle.
Author: Jane Porter
Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative
ISBN: 4596692483
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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While traveling through the desert country of Jabal, Olivia is arrested and falsely accused of something she hasn’t done. Worried that she will end her life behind bars in a foreign country, Olivia was losing all hope. But then a stranger comes to her rescue and, without explaining much, frees her from prison. The man turns out to be Sheik Khalid Fehr, the prince of a neighboring country. In order to evade persecution, Khalid lies and claims that Olivia is his betrothed. Things start to get complicated when the Jabal government makes their engagement public.
