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Emma Mavin

Specialising in the study of Early Modern mysticism with a particular emphasis on pain and passivity in the apophatic mysticism of John of the Cross.
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    Emma.Mavin@ed.ac.uk​

Education

PhD in History of Christianity

Viva expected August/September 2026

2026

University of Edinburgh

Pain and Passivity in the Theology of John of the Cross.

MA (Divinity) Honours

2003

University of Edinburgh

MTh in Theology in History

2019

University of Edinburgh

Knowing When to Stop: Corporal Mortification in Late Medieval Europe Reflected in the Lives and Works of Catherine of Siena and Henry Suso.


Publications & Papers Given

Experience

Teaching Experience

University of Edinburgh

September 2022 – Present

Popular Religion, Women, and Witchcraft

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