Meister Eckhart And The Beguine Mystics: Hadewi... -

The relationship between Meister Eckhart and the Beguine mystics, such as Hadewijch of Brabant and Mechthild of Magdeburg, is a centerpiece of "vernacular theology" in the late Middle Ages. While scholars debate whether Eckhart directly read their texts, clear conceptual links exist in their approaches to the divine. Core Shared Themes

Hadewijch wrote of the soul’s severe process of "self-annihilation," while Eckhart preached "detachment" ( Gelassenheit ) as the essential state for union with the Godhead. Meister Eckhart and the Beguine Mystics: Hadewi...

Although her book The Mirror of Simple Souls led to her execution, her ideas on the "annihilated soul" deeply mirror Eckhart’s later teachings. Historical Context and Influence The relationship between Meister Eckhart and the Beguine