Women Pilgrims in Late Medieval England

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-138-00746-8
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 340 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in Medieval Studies

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morrison, Susan S.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Susan Signe Morrison (Author)