Women Pilgrims in Late Medieval England
Seiten
2014
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-00746-8 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-00746-8 (ISBN)
This thought-provoking book explores medieval perceptions of pilgrimage, gender and space. It examines real life evidence for the widespread presence of women pilgrims, as well as secular and literary texts concerning pilgrimage.
This thought-provoking book explores medieval perceptions of pilgrimage, gender and space. It examines real life evidence for the widespread presence of women pilgrims, as well as secular and literary texts concerning pilgrimage and women pilgrims represented in the visual arts. Women pilgrims were inextricably linked with sexuality and their presence on the pilgrimage trails was viewed as tainting sacred space.
This thought-provoking book explores medieval perceptions of pilgrimage, gender and space. It examines real life evidence for the widespread presence of women pilgrims, as well as secular and literary texts concerning pilgrimage and women pilgrims represented in the visual arts. Women pilgrims were inextricably linked with sexuality and their presence on the pilgrimage trails was viewed as tainting sacred space.
Susan Signe Morrison (Author)
Introduction 1 The Milky Way: Women pilgrims and visual art 2 Legal documentation and restriction: Disruption and control 3 Gender, pilgrimage and medieval perceptions of space 4 Secular and religious literary depictions of women pilgrims 5 Performing Margery Kempe 6 Contextualizing female, male and child pilgrims
| Reihe/Serie | Routledge Research in Medieval Studies |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 340 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Liturgik / Homiletik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-138-00746-3 / 1138007463 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-00746-8 / 9781138007468 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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