Authority and Authorship in Medieval and Seventeenth Century Women's Visionary Writings

In medieval and early modern times, female visionary writers used the mode of prophecy to voice their concerns and ideas, against the backdrop of cultural restrictions and negative stereotypes. In this book, Deborah Frick analyses medieval visionary writings by Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Frick, Deborah (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) funder (funder)
Formato: Tesis
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2021
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Lettre
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009654090506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Conventions
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Weakness and Illness - The Female Body
  • Chapter 2: Women and Politics
  • Chapter 3: The Vessel of God - Voice vs. Mouthpiece
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography