Hildegard of Bingen
Kathryn Kerby-Fulton
Medieval Holy Women in the Christian Tradition offers first wide-ranging study of remarkable women who contributed to efflorescence female piety and visionary experience Europe between 1100 1500. This volume essays by prominent scholars field which extend boundaries our previous knowledge understanding medieval holy women. While some provide new perspectives on familiar names unofficial canon mulieres sanctae, many others bring into spotlight less now, but influential their own time richly deserving scholarly attention. The five general establish a context for issues affecting religious witness later Middle Ages. geographical arrangement allows reader develop an awareness particular cultural forces seven different regions recognize how these influenced writing reception that area. Seventeen major figures have devoted exclusively each them; addition, survey chapters region introduce more. extensive bibliographies follow chapter encourage further reading study.
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