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Hadewijch of Brabant

• Hadewijch (13e eeuw) Het leven van de dichteres en mystica Hadewijch was gewijd aan de liefde van en voor God. Uit haar Strofische Gedichten, die op deze pagina verzameld zijn, spreekt een grote liefde (minne) voor hem. This site is provided by Project Laurens Jz Coster: Klassieke Nederlandstalige literatuur in elektronische edities.
  http://www.hum.uva.nl/dsp/ljc/hadewijch/
  
  
• PER AMO AL AMO: Hadewijch. Enkele strofische gedichten (Esperanto) Hadewijch [Hadevihxino], Nederlanda mistikulino (cx.1200-1269). Tradukis Wouter F. Pilger. (Look for links to more in Esperanto at the bottom of the page.)
  http://www.geocities.com/paris/9231/hadewcx.htm
  
  
• "Hadewijch of Antwerp /of Brabant /Hadewych" has several annotated quotes from translations by Columba Hart, Marieke van Baest, Sheila Hughes, as well as Helen Rolfson's translations of "The List of the Perfect." Links, bibliography and notes on authorship. From Other Women's Voices.
  http://home.infionline.net/~ddisse/hadewijc.html
  
  
• "Hadewijch," An article by Elton Hall with some English translations in the Theosophy Library Online.
  http://theosophy.org/tlodocs/teachers/Hadewijch.htm
  
  
• Divine Lady of Love in the Troubadour Tradition Some quotes from Mother Hart's preface and English translations (see below).
  http://music.acu.edu/www/iawm/pages/sactroubad.html#hadewijch
  
  
• "Hadewijch of Antwerp and Her Vision of The Bride," By Christopher D. Barth. An essay includes Hart's translation of vision 12.
  http://www.arcticwind.com/cdb/writings/mystic.shtml
  
  
• Hadewijch of Antwerp: three poems at Deorum Poetry Archive.
  http://home.iag.net/~deorum/index.html#hade
  
  
• "Humility and Pride United in Love: Three Flemish Mystics," an essay by Susan Hutchens in Spirituality Today includes quotes from Hart's translations.
  http://www.spiritualitytoday.org/spir2day/833532hutchens.html
  
  
• Hadewijch is quoted here as part of an online exhibit at Temple's Art Gallery.
  http://www.channel1.com/users/temple/bodybl.html
  
  
• Two passages from the letters are quoted here.
  http://www.frontiernet.net/~wpickett/prayer4.htm
  
  
• A Festival of Lessons and Carols quotes Oliver Davies' translation. Under 10., "The Girls," see starting, "Mary, Mother of Love..."
  http://varenne.tc.columbia.edu/corpus/lc/lc_texts.html
  
  
• "The Beguines" an essay by Elizabeth T. Knuth about the women's spiritual movement of which Hadewijch was a part.
  http://www.users.csbsju.edu/~eknuth/xpxx/beguines.html
  
  
• "Sisters Between: Gender and the Medieval Beguines," by Abby Stoner. Another interesting essay about the Beguines. Excellent bibliography included.
  http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~epf/1995/beguine.html
  
  
• Bibliography of Works by and about Women Writers of the Middle Ages includes a section for Hadewijch.
  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/womenbib.html
ALSO AT: http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/womenbib.htm
  
  
• Here's a Bibliography of Early Modern Women Writers That Are In Print that includes Hadewijch.
  http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/biblio/theobib2.html
  
  

• Check the Library of Congress Catalogs to see what may be available through interlibrary loan.
  http://catalog.loc.gov/
  
  
• Listings for Hadewijch at Amazon Books will give a good idea as to what's in print and available for purchase. Following are some selected titles:
  
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  • Poetry of Hadewijch Hadewijch, 13th cent., introductory essay, translation and notes by Marieke J.E.H.T. van Baest ; with a foreword by Edward Schillebeeckx. Leuven [Belgium] : Peeters, 1998. LC Call No.: BV5080 .H33 1998 ISBN: 9042906677
    
    
  • Hadewijch: The Complete Works Hadewijch, 13th cent., trans. Mother Columbia Hart, (1980: Paulist Press, 545 Island Rd., Ramsey, N.J. 07446)
    L.C. Call No. PT5559 H3 A24 Dewey No.: 839.3/18109 19
    Paper- ISBN: 0809122979
    Hardcover- ISBN: 0809103117
    
    
  • Beguine Spirituality : Mystical Writings of Mechthild of Magdeburg, Beatrice of Nazareth, and Hadewijch of Brabant, Bowie, Fiona (Editor) and Oliver Davies (Translator), 1990: Crossroad Publishing Company, New York. LC Call No.: BV5082.2.B435 1990 Dewey No.: 248.2/2/09493 20 ISBN: 0824509935
    
    
  • Women in Praise of the Sacred, ed. by Jane Hirshfield. This wonderful anthology contains several English translations of Hadewijch. 1994: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN 0-06-016987-7 , ISBN 0-06-092576-0 (pbk.) L.C. Call No. PN6109.9 W65 1994 Dewey 808.81 '9382 - dc20
    
    
  • Women Mystics : Hadewijch of Antwerp, Teresa of Avila, Therese of Lisieux, Elizabeth of the Trinity, Edith Stein Bouyer, Louis, by Anne Englund Nash (Translator), Ann E. Nash (Translator) (April 1993) Ignatius Press; LC Call No.: BV5095.A1B6813 1993 Dewey No.: 248.2/2/0922 B 20 ISBN: 0898704340 (pbk.)
    
    
  • Meister Eckhart and the Beguine mystics : Hadewijch of Brabant, Mechthild of Magdeburg, and Marguerite Porete, edited by Bernard McGinn. New York : Continuum, 1994. LC Call No.: BV5075.M45 1994 Dewey No.: 248.2/2/09409022 20
    Hardcover - 166 pages (October 1994) Continuum Pub. Corp ISBN: 0826406815
    Paperback Chiron Pubns; ISBN: 0826409296
    
    
  • Hadewijch and Her Sisters : Other Ways of Loving and Knowing (SUNY Series, the Body in Culture, History, and Religion) by Milhaven, John Giles. LC Call No.: B765.H334M55 1993 Dewey No.: 189/.082 20
    Hardcover (August 1993) State Univ of New York Pr; ISBN: 0791415414
    Paperback - 171 pages (August 1993) State Univ of New York Pr; ISBN: 0791415422
    
    
  • Hadewijch, 13th cent. Miere herten licht doolt na U al ingeleid door N. de Paepe. Hasselt : Heideland-Orbis, 1973. PT5559.H3 M5 1973
    Out of print.
    
    
  • Dreyer, Elizabeth, 1945- , Passionate women : two medieval mystics; New York : Paulist Press, c1989. LC Call No.: BV5077.G3D74 1989 Dewey No.: 248.2/2/0922 B 19 ISBN: 0809130823
    Out of print.
    
    
  • Brides in the Desert : The Spirituality of the Beguines (Traditions of Christian Spirituality) by Saskia Murk-Jansen . Paperback (August 1998) Orbis Books; ISBN: 157075201X
    
    
  • Poetry of Hadewych : Daring God Talk by Marieke Van Baest. ISBN: 0802861407
    Out of Print