<b>The pedagogical function of Hadewijch texts</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascieduc.v33i2.14375

  • Denise da Silva Menezes do Nascimento Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
Keywords: beguines, Moyen Age, religiosity, education

Abstract

To Hadewijch the virtues were not inborn nor grew spontaneously, on the contrary, should be cultivated within each Christian, it was a matter of study, exercise. The Christian principles had to be constantly encouraged and practiced in order that women did not departed from Christ ideal that as a men was an example of love and virtues. In this sense the work of Hadewijch should be seen from its pedagogical and catechetical function that emphasized the moral behaviors that supported the beguines religiosity.

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Author Biography

Denise da Silva Menezes do Nascimento, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Professora de História Medieval da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Membro do Grupo de Estudos Medievais Portugueses (Gempo-USP).

Published
2011-10-10
How to Cite
Nascimento, D. da S. M. do. (2011). <b>The pedagogical function of Hadewijch texts</b&gt; - doi: 10.4025/actascieduc.v33i2.14375. Acta Scientiarum. Education, 33(2), 191-197. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascieduc.v33i2.14375
Section
History of Education