Women, Dance and Parish Religion in England, 1300-1640 - Negotiating the Steps of Faith

A lively exploration of the medieval and early modern attitudes towards dance, as the perception of dancers changed from saints dancing after Christ to cows dancing after the devil.

List of contents

Introduction

1. Reforming and Redefining True Religion
2. Dance and Protecting Sacred Space
3. Dance and Disrupting Sacred Time
4. "Satan Danced in the Person of the Damsel"
5. "In Her Dance She Had No Regard Unto God"
6. Performing Dance, Sin, and Gender

Conclusions

Appendix
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Lynneth Miller Renberg

Summary

A lively exploration of the medieval and early modern attitudes towards dance, as the perception of dancers changed from saints dancing after Christ to cows dancing after the devil.

Product details

• Authors: Dr. Lynneth Miller (Assistant Professor of History) Renberg, Lynneth Miller Renberg
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2022
• EAN: 9781783277476
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-747-6
• No. of pages: 268
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 237 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 544 g
• Series: Gender in the Middle Ages
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories