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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789598203321

Autore

Garber Rebecca L. R.

Titolo

Feminine figurae : representations of gender in religious texts by medieval German women writers 1100-1375 / / Rebecca L.R. Garber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-136-71532-0

1-136-71525-8

1-315-02390-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (315 p.)

Collana

Studies in medieval history and culture ; ; 10

Disciplina

305.4/0943

Soggetti

Women - Germany - History - To 1500

Women - Religious life - Germany - History - To 1500

Christian literature, German - History and criticism

Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) - Germany - History and criticism

German literature - Middle High German, 1050-1500 - History and criticism

Germany Intellectual life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Women's genres, women's authority -- Where is the body? Imitibility in Hildegard's images of Eve and Mary -- Invented communities, idealizing the past : redefining monastic ideals in the Dominican sister-books -- Margaretha Ebner : illness in the service of God -- Adelheid Langmann : bride of God, beloved of Christ.

Sommario/riassunto

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.