Medieval Women's Visionary Literature
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (697 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 019503712X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"an early (and very influential) contribution to a new field of scholarship about the Christian tradition.Elizabeth Petroff has done more to make the remarkable spiritual writings of medieval women accessible to modern English-speaking readers than any other scholar. Timmerman, College of St. Louis University"An immensely useful volume filling many of the gaps still found in texts of medieval women writers. Very useful introductions prepare one not only for the entire book, but for each of the nine sections, and an excellent and extensive bibliography is appended.An outstanding text for a course in medieval literature or history of religion; it should certainly have a place of honor on the shelves of Women's Studies classes."--Vox Benedictina"A good example of the role that translation can play in broadening our view of the Christian past.A judicious and wide-ranging survey."--Commonweal"The introduction and commentary
These pages capture a thousand years of medieval women's visionary writing, from late antiquity to the 15th century. Written by hermits, recluses, wives, mothers, wandering teachers, founders of religious communities, and reformers, the selections reveal how medieval women felt about their lives, the kind of education they received, how they perceived the religion of their time, and why ascetic life attracted them.
. Elizabeth Alvilda Petroff is at University of Massachusetts, Amherst
OrganicSmarts said Perfect Introduction to Medieval Women's Visionary Writings. Petroff's compilation of visionary writings is wonderful in its breath both in terms of time and women. It stretches from St. Perpetua to Mary of Nijmeghen. In addition to beautiful selections of visionary literature, Petroff provides intelligent introductions which enable a novice reader such as myself to place the women writers in their contexts.. "Four Stars" according to Keith. Item as described. Thank you!. A classic for both content and commentary This book is THE starting place for those seeking to understand the variety of women's religious writings and experiences in the medieval west. The chosen texts are very good themselves, and Petroff's commentary is very helpful to modern readers seeking to understand a sometimes alien discourse. I use this as a textbook in religious studies and women's history courses for u