Virgin martyrs : legends of sainthood in late medieval England

Virgin martyrs : legends of sainthood in late medieval England /

"Stories of the torture and execution of beautiful Christian women first appeared in late antiquity and proliferated during the early Middle Ages, and virgin martyrs were still the most popular female saints in the late medieval period. Their legends, in countless retellings through the centuri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Winstead, Karen A. (Karen Anne), 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1997.
Subjects:
To 1500
Christian women saints > Biography > History and criticism.
Christian women martyrs > Biography > History and criticism.
Virginity > Religious aspects > Christianity > History of doctrines > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Christian hagiography > History > To 1500.
Christian legends > England.
RELIGION > History.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Christian hagiography
Christian legends
Christian women martyrs > Biography
Christian women saints > Biography
Martyrium
Legende
Heilige
Christendom.
Heiligenlegenden.
Vrouwen.
England > Church history > 1066-1485.
England > Religious life and customs.
Angleterre > Histoire religieuse > 1066-1485.
Angleterre > Vie religieuse.
England
Mittelenglisch.
Church history
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Martyrdom, Marriage, and Religious Communities, 1100-1250
  • 2. Unruly Virgins and the Laity, 1250-1400
  • 3. Decorous Lives: Saints and Consumers, 1400-1450
  • 4. The Politics of Reading.

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