LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MEDIEVAL WOMEN WRITERS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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it is a union supported by the Church
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it is a union between anchorites
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it is a mystical union between two people
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it is a spiritual union with God
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Detailed explanation-1: -Within the Christian tradition, bridal theology, also referred to as mystical marriage, is the New Testament portrayal of communion with Jesus as a marriage, and God’s reign as a wedding banquet.
Detailed explanation-2: -Josephite marriage, a Christian form of marriage without sexual activity. Mystical marriage, union with God portrayed as a spousal relationship. A marriage between soulmates. Spiritual wifery, a form of free love associated with polygamy. Syneisaktism, cohabitation of a couple who have previously taken vows of chastity.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mystics supported the Catholic Church’s teaching of suffering on others’ behalf in visionary journeys to Purgatory where they encountered suffering souls. Medieval women mystics believed that their physical mortifications served as purgation for the sinful dead.
Detailed explanation-4: -As first described in Genesis and later affirmed by Jesus, marriage is a God-ordained, covenant relationship between a man and a woman. This lifelong, sexually exclusive relationship brings children into the world and thus sustains the stewardship of the earth.