The Beguine, the Angel, and the Inquisitor: The Trials of Marguerite Porete and Guiard of Cressonessart

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The BEGUINE, The ANGEL, and the INQUISITOR The BEGUINE, The ANGEL, and the INQUISITOR SEAN L . FI ELD University of Notre Dame Press Notre Dame, Indiana The Trials of Marguerite Porete and Guiard of Cressonessart Copyrght © 2012 by University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 www.undpress.nd.edu All Rights Reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Field, Sean L. (Sean Linscott), 1970– The beguine, the angel, and the inquisitor : the trials of Marguerite Porete and Guiard of Cressonessart / Sean L. Field. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 978-0-268-02892-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-268-02892-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) EISBN 978-0-268-07973-4 1. Inquisition—France. 2. Church history—Middle Ages, 600–1500. 3. Porete, Marguerite, ca. 1250–1310. 4. Guiard, of Cressonessart. 5. Porete, Marguerite, ca. 1250–1310. Miroir des simples âmes. 6. Mysticism—France—History—Middle Ages, 600–1500. I. Title. BX1720.F54 2012 272'.2092—dc23 2012003446 ∞The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. For Cecilia and Romare Look in the mirror, tell me what do you see . . . —R. Emmett, Ordinary Man ...