Gender and Holiness Men, Women and Saints in Late Medieval Europe |
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| Editor:
| Riches, Sam
Salih, Sarah |
| Series title: | Routledge Studies in Medieval Religion and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-203-99460-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2005 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $52.95 |
Book Description:
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This collection brings together two flourishing areas of medieval scholarship: gender and religion. It examines gender-specific religious practices and contends that the pursuit of holiness can destabilise binary gender itself.
This collection brings together two flourishing areas of medieval scholarship: gender and religion. It examines gender-specific religious practices and contends that the pursuit of holiness can destabilise binary gender itself.