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Women, men, and spiritual power : female saints and their male collaborators /

In Women, Men, and Spiritual Power, John Coakley explores male-authored narratives of the lives of Catherine of Siena, Hildegard of Bingen, Angela of Foligno, and six other female prophets or mystics of the late Middle Ages. His readings reveal the complex personal and literary relationships between...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Coakley, John W. (John Wayland)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2006.
Colección:Gender, theory, and religion
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: "You Draw Us After You"; 1. The Powers of Holy Women; 2. Revelation and Authority in Ekbert and Elisabeth of Schönau; 3. A Shared Endeavor? Guibert of Gembloux on Hildegard of Bingen; 4. James of Vitry and the Other World of Mary of Oignies; 5. Self and Saint Peter of Dacia on Christine of Stommeln; 6. Hagiography and Theology in the Memorial of Angela of Foligno; 7. The Limits of Religious Authority Margaret of Cortona and Giunta Bevegnati; 8. Hagiography in Process Henry of Nördlingen and Margaret Ebner.
  • 9. Managing Holiness Raymond of Capua and Catherine of Siena10. Revelation and Authority Revisited John Marienwerder on Dorothy of Montau; 11. Authority and Female Sanctity: Conclusions; NOTES; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Index.