Subject Guides: History: HIST 476

HIST 476 Mysticism & Gender

This course guide will help you locate primary and secondary sources for your research paper on a topic related to mysticism and gender.

Mix and match the following keywords as applicable to your topic

Mysticism (or mystic*)	Catholic Church
Spiritual life	Christianity
Visions	History
Middle ages, 600-1500	Christian saints
Germany (or France, Italy, England, Spain)	Biography
Women philosophers	Devotional literature

To locate books by and about mystics, search for them as authors and subjects

Bernard of Clairvaux, Saint	Joan of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431
Catherine of Siena, Saint, 1347-1380	John of the Cross, Saint, 1542-1591
Eckhart, Meister, d. 1327	Julian of Norwich, 1343-
Hadewijch	Porete, Marguerite
Hildegard, Saint, 1098-1179	Tauler, Johannes
Mechthild of Magdeburg	Teresa of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582
	Weil, Simone, 1909-1943

Primary Sources

Some of the digital libraries listed below may contain primary sources. You can also take the name of mystic and add one of these phrases' digital exhibition or digital collection or primary sources to locate materials on the Web.

Journal Articles & eBooks

ATLA Religion Database This link opens in a new window
Created by the American Theological Library Association, ALTA contains citations to articles, essays, and book reviews covering all fields of religion.
Coverage and Currency: Indexing 1949 to present
Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password.
Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information.
Religion & Philosophy Collection This link opens in a new window
Contains journals and books on topics such as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy, and the history of philosophy.
Coverage and Currency: 1911 to present
Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password.
Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Contains academic journals, books, and primary sources in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password.
Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information.
ACLS Humanities E-Book This link opens in a new window
Comprised of a digital collection of humanities ebooks offered by the ACLS (American Council of Learned Societies), in collaboration with publishers and librarians at the University of Michigan’s Scholarly Publishing Office. The titles have been recommended and reviewed by scholars.
Coverage and Currency: 1857 to present
Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password.
Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information.
Cambridge Histories Online This link opens in a new window
Contains the collection of Cambridge University Press histories, comprised of volumes published since 1960, in subjects such as political and cultural history, literature, philosophy, religious studies, music, and the arts.
Coverage and Currency: 1960 to present
Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password.
Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information.
Cambridge Companions Online This link opens in a new window
Contains downloadable essays taken from Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics, Philosophy, Religion, and Culture. Covers topics and figures as diverse as gothic fiction and Arabic philosophy, W.B. Yeats and Martin Luther. Also introduces major writers, artists, philosophers, topics, and periods, with the intent of appealing to student readers. Provides systematic critical accounts, supporting each title with reference features such as a chronology and a guide to further reading.
Coverage and Currency: 1990 to present
Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password.
Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information.

See The Cambridge Companion to Christian Mysticism and The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Mysticism

Digital Libraries

Monastic Matrix
A scholarly resource for the study of women's religious communities from 400 to 1600 CE. From School of History, University of St. Andrews
Feminae: medieval women and gender index
Check the publication title in our library catalog for full-text journal articles, essays, and book reviews.
Open Library
A project of the Internet Archive. Create a free account to read books that have a “borrow” icon next to them.
Haithi Trust
A partnership of academic and research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
A digital library that provides free electronic copies of Christian scripture and literature texts.

Internet Archive This link opens in a new window
Provides access to free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
Conditions of Use: This is an Open Access resource available to all users. This database is not specifically licensed by MacEwan University Libraries.

Theses

Theses are often great sources for extensive bibliographies on a topic.

EThOS - Electronic Theses Online System This link opens in a new window
Contains doctoral theses from the United Kingdom. Partial open access.
Coverage and Currency 2009 to present
Conditions of Use: This is an Open Access resource available to all users. This database is not specifically licensed by MacEwan University Libraries.
Theses Canada portal This link opens in a new window
Provides access to Canadian theses and dissertations, including some full text and citations for theses published from 1800s to present.
Coverage and Currency: 1800s to present
Conditions of Use: This is an Open Access resource available to all users. This database is not specifically licensed by MacEwan University Libraries.

Interlibrary Loan

If materials required by students or staff for university-related work are not available in NEOS, the MacEwan Interlibrary Loans (ILL) service can request them from other libraries.

Citing & Reference Managers

Reference managers are applications that help you manage references and generate citations and bibliographies. Many free reference managers exist, each with different features and strengths.

History

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