Virgin Martyrs : Legends of Sainthood in Late Medieval England /

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"Stories of the torture and execution of beautiful Christian women first appeared in late antiquity and proliferated during the early Middle Ages, and virgin martyrs were still the most popular female saints in the late medieval period. Their legends, in countless retellings through the centuri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Winstead, Karen A. (Karen Anne), 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1997.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Vrouwen.
Heiligenlegenden.
Christendom.
Heilige
Legende
Martyrium
Christian women saints > Biography.
Christian women martyrs > Biography.
Christian legends.
Christian hagiography.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
RELIGION > History.
Martyres chretiennes > Biographies > Histoire et critique.
Legendes chretiennes > Angleterre.
Virginite > Aspect religieux > Christianisme > Histoire des doctrines > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Saintes chretiennes > Biographies > Histoire et critique.
Christian women martyrs > Biography > History and criticism.
Christian legends > England.
Christian hagiography > History > To 1500.
Virginity > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Christian women saints > Biography > History and criticism.
Mittelenglisch.
England
England.
Angleterre > Vie religieuse.
Angleterre > Histoire religieuse > 1066-1485.
England > Religious life and customs.
England > Church history > 1066-1485.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Church history.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Martyrdom, Marriage, and Religious Communities, 1100-1250
  • 2. Unruly Virgins and the Laity, 1250-1400
  • 3. Decorous Lives: Saints and Consumers, 1400-1450
  • 4. The Politics of Reading.

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