Brethren of the Free Spirit

Japanese: 自由心霊兄弟団 - じゆうしんれいきょうだいだん（英語表記）Brethren of the Free Spirit

A heretical group in medieval Europe. They followed heretical theories that arose frequently in France, Germany, Italy, and other countries from the early 13th century to the first half of the 15th century. The term "free spirit" was based on the assertion that religious adepts who achieved mystical union with God could act freely and without any external constraints. However, the term was often used in the same era as a term of criticism, and was used to describe moral deviation. There is a theory that the Beguines were the main organizational body of the group at first, but it would be more appropriate to consider that they were based on a more diverse range of groups.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ヨーロッパ中世の異端集団。13世紀初頭から15世紀前半にいたるまで，フランス，ドイツ，イタリアなどに頻発した異端説を奉ずる。〈自由心霊〉とは，神との神秘的な合一を果たした宗教的達人が，あらゆる外在的拘束から自由奔放に行為しうると主張されたことにもとづく。しかし，この語は多くの場合，同時代にあっては非難のための他称として用いられ，道徳的逸脱が指標として言いたてられる。集団組織としてはベギン会を当初おもな母体としたとの説があるが，より多様な集団に依拠したとみるのが適当であろう。

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