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1 online resource (xiii, 350 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: Sacramental Confession as Proof of Orthodoxy; PART ONE: Women as Proof of Orthodoxy; CHAPTER TWO: The Beguines: A Sponsored Emergence; CHAPTER THREE: Elisabeth of Hungary: Between Men; PART TWO: Inquisitions and Proof; CHAPTER FOUR: Sanctity, Heresy, and Inquisition; CHAPTER FIVE: Between Two Deaths: The Living Mystic; PART THREE: The Discernment of Spirits; CHAPTER SIX: Clerical Quibbles; CHAPTER SEVEN: John Gerson and Joan of Arc; CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T. |
| Summary |
Around the year 1215, female mystics and their sacramental devotion were among orthodoxy's most sophisticated weapons in the fight against heresy. Holy women's claims to be in direct communication with God placed them in positions of unprecedented influence. Yet by the end of the Middle Ages female mystics were frequently mistrusted, derided, and in danger of their lives. The witch hunts were just around the corner. While studies of sanctity and heresy tend to be undertaken separately, Proving Woman brings these two avenues of inquiry together by associating the downward trajectory of holy wom. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Women -- Religious life -- History.
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Women -- Religious life. |
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History. |
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Church history -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
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Mysticism -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
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Women mystics -- Europe.
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Women mystics. |
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Europe. |
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Heresy -- History -- To 1500.
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Heresy. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
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Inquisition.
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Inquisition. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Subject |
Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780691059563 9780691118604 (DLC) 2003053680 (OCoLC)52773708 |
| ISBN |
9781400826025 electronic book |
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1400826020 electronic book |
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9780691059563 |
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069105956X |
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9780691118604 |
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0691118604 paperback alkaline paper |
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