Saints, Scholars and Politicians: Gender as an Analytical Tool in Medieval Studies (Medieval Church Studies) (Medieval Church Studies)

Over The Past Eighteen Years, Gender Has Become A Major Analytical Tool In Medieval Studies. The Purpose Of This Volume Is To Evaluate Its Use And To Search For Ways In Which To Improve And Enhance Its Value. The Authors Address The Question Of How Gender Relates To Other Tools Of Medieval Research. Several Articles Criticize The Way In Which An Exclusive Focus On Gender Tends To Obscure The Impact Of Other Factors, For Instance Class, Politics, Economy, Or The Genre In Which A Source Is Written. Other Articles Address 'wrong' Ways Of Using Gender, For Instance Monolithic Or Anachronistic Views Of What Constitutes Differences Between Men And Women. The Intention Is That This Selection Of Case Studies Further Establishes And Enhances The Indispensability Of Gender As An Analytical Tool Within Medieval Studies.--jacket. The Virgin As Social Icon : Perspectives From Late Antiquity / Kate Cooper -- 'tleven Ons Heren Jhesu Christi' : Female Readers And Dutch Devotional Literature In The Fifteenth Century / Geert Warnar -- Johannes Hertenstain's Translation (1425) Of Grimlaicus' Rule For The Anchoresses At Steinertobel Near St. Gallen / Gabriela Signori -- 'ignorantia Est Mater Omnium Malorum' : The Validation Of Knowledge And The Office Of Preaching In Late Medieval Female Franciscan Communities / Bert Roest -- Women's Formal And Informal Traditions Of Biblical Knowledge In Anglo-norman England / Jocelyn Wogan-browne -- Gender And The Archive : The Preservation Of Charters In Early Medieval Communities Of Religious Women / Katrinette Bodarwe -- Henry Mande : The Making Of A Male Visionary In 'devotio Moderna' / Mathilde Van Dijk -- The Meanings Of Hair In The Anglo-norman World : Masculinity, Reform, And National Identity / Pauline Stafford -- Visions And Schism Politics In The Twelfth Century : Hildegard Of Bingen, John Of Salisbury, And Elisabeth Of Schönau / Renate Blumenfeld-kosinski -- Conflicting Roles : Jacqueline Of Bavaria (d. 1436), Countess And Wife / Renée Nip -- The Metamorphosis Of Women? Autobiography From Margery Kempe To Martha Moulsworth / Helen Wilcox -- Gender And Religious Autobiography Between The Reformation And The Counter-reformation : Typologies And Examples / Gabriella Zarri. Edited By Mathilde Van Dijk And Renée Nip. Selected Bibliography Of Anneke B. Mulder-bakkr: P. [241]-247. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.