Download or read book The Mirror of Simple Souls written by Marguerite Porete and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-06 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition of The Mirror of the Simple Soul was originally published in 1927. It has since been attributed to Marguerite Porete, a French mystic. She was burnt at the stake for heresy in Paris in 1310 after a lengthy trial. The book is cited as one the primary texts of the medieval Heresy of the Free Spirit.