Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. List of Abbreviations xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. “Worthless, Deceptive, and Dangerous”: Controversies over The Mirror of Simple Souls in the Fifteenth Century 33
7. 2. The Excision of Error: The Fragments of MS Laud Latin 46 71
8. 3. “Against the Foundation of the Faith”: Theological Refutation in MS Vat. lat. 4953 93
9. 4. Reason Strikes Back: The Polemic of MS 1647 125
10. Conclusion 170
11. Appendix 1. Extracts from a Latin Mirror of Simple Souls in MS Vat. lat. 4953 179
12. Appendix 2. Extracts from a Latin Mirror of Simple Souls Appearing in MS 1647 187
13. Bibliography 197
14. Index 215