Writing Religious Women - Female Spiritual and Textual Practices in Late Medieval England

Summary

This work addresses the question of female spirituality within medieval theological and devotional writings by examining texts in which women play a significant role, either as authors, recipients, or subjects. It suggests that these texts express the idea of "female vernacular theology".

Product details

• Assisted by: Denis Renevey (Editor), Denis Reveney (Editor), Christiania Whitehead (Editor), Whitehead Christiania (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780708316429
• ISBN: 978-0-7083-1642-9
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; England, Women, English, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Spiritual, Writing, female, RELIGION / Christianity / History, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Essays, LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Religious, medieval, History of Religion, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Literary essays, Gender studies: women, Practices, Late, Church history, Gender studies: women and girls, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Textual