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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450649603321

Titolo

Luther on women : a sourcebook / / edited and translated by Susan C. Karant-Nunn and Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2003

ISBN

1-107-12824-2

1-280-16008-X

0-511-81036-9

1-139-14602-5

0-511-11757-4

0-511-06631-7

0-511-06000-9

0-511-30562-1

0-511-06844-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 246 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

261.8/344/092

Soggetti

Women - Religious aspects - Christianity - History of doctrines - 16th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-241) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Eve and the nature of women -- Mary -- Biblical women other than Eve and Mary -- Marriage and the family -- Sexuality -- Childbirth -- Katharina von Bora, Luther's wife -- Luther and other contemporary women -- Witchcraft and magic.

Sommario/riassunto

Martin Luther contributed extensively to the sixteenth century 'debate about women' with his writings on women and related subjects such as marriage, the family and sexuality. In this volume, Merry Wiesner-Hanks and Susan Karant-Nunn bring together a vast selection of these works, translating many into English for the first time. They include sermons, lectures, pamphlets, polemic writings, letters and some informal 'table talk' recorded by his followers. The book is arranged into chapters on Biblical women, marriage, sexuality, childbirth and witchcraft, as well as on Luther's relations with his wife and other contemporary women. The editors, both internationally-known scholars



on Reformation and women, provide a general introduction to each chapter, and Luther's own colourful words fuel both sides of the debate about whether the Protestant Reformation was beneficial or detrimental to women. This collection will make a wide range of Luther's works accessible to English-speaking scholars, students and general readers.