This volume discusses, from an historical and literary angle, the ways in which sanctification and the inscription of saintliness take place. Going beyond the traditional categories of canonization, c
Mary (1177-1213) was one of the pioneers in the movement for women's non-monastic spirituality. Born into a rich family, she married, but she and her husband spent most of their adult life in celibacy
In cities and towns across northern Europe in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, a new type of religious woman took up authoritative positions in society, all the while living as public recluses in
This volume discusses, from an historical and literary angle, the ways in which sanctification and the inscription of saintliness take place. Going beyond the traditional categories of canonization, c
By tracing the theme through different texts and genres, contributors uncover the fabric of experience woven into the writings by, for, and about women. They discover distinct and informal “com
Nine essays that emerged from a three conferences on Women in the Christian Tradition in Europe from Late Antiquity to the Reformation, held between 1992 and 1998, explore the positioning, image, role
