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The bride of Christ goes to hell : metaphor and embodiment in the lives of pious women, 200-1500 /

Following a long trajectory from Late Antiquity to the High Middle Ages, Dyan Elliott offers a provocative analysis of the changing religious, emotional, and sexual meanings of the metaphor of the sponsa Christi and of the increasing anxiety surrounding the somatization of female spirituality.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Elliott, Dyan, 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2012.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Middle Ages series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Following a long trajectory from Late Antiquity to the High Middle Ages, Dyan Elliott offers a provocative analysis of the changing religious, emotional, and sexual meanings of the metaphor of the sponsa Christi and of the increasing anxiety surrounding the somatization of female spirituality.
Notas:OldControl:muse9780812206937.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (472 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780812206937
0812206932