A01=Larissa Tracy
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Larissa Tracy
automatic-update
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=HRCC2
Category=QRAX
Category=QRM
Christian Martyrs
COP=United Kingdom
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
Female Saints
feminism
Gilte Legende
Holy Mothers
Holy Transvestites
Holy Virgins
Language_English
Language_Others
Larissa Tracy
Medieval Period
Medieval Women
Middle (1100-1500)
Middle Ages
PA=Available
Price_€20 to €50
PS=Active
Repentant Sinners
softlaunch
Women's Roles
Product details
- ISBN 9781843842996
- Weight: 214g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 15 Mar 2012
- Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
The first modern translation of one of the most influential books to come from the middle ages.
The Gilte Legende was widely read as a model for everyday life, including the education of women through examples set by early Christian martyrs. This book divides the lives of female saints into: the "ryght hooly virgins",who vocally defend their bodies against Roman persecution; "holy mothers", who give up their traditional role to pursue a life of contemplation; the "repentant sinners", who convert and voice their defiance against a society thatdemanded silence in women; and the "holy transvestites", who cast off their gender identity to find absolution and salvation. Their lives reach through the ages to speak to a modern audience, forcing a re-examination of women's roles in the medieval period.
LARISSA TRACY is Adjunct Assistant Professor of English at Georgetown University and George Mason University.
Series editor JANE CHANCE
Larissa Tracy is Professor of Medieval Literature at Longwood University. She has published extensively on medieval violence and its intersections with literature, law, medicine, and social identity.
