Christina of Markyate : a twelfth-century holy woman

Christina of Markyate : a twelfth-century holy woman / edited by Samuel Fanous and Henrietta Leyser.

Other author/creator	Fanous, Samuel, 1962-
Other author/creator	Leyser, Henrietta.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Description	xv, 266 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subject(s)	Christina, of Markyate, Saint, approximately 1096-approximately 1155 Christian women saints--England --Biography. Women--England --History --Middle Ages, 500-1500 --Sources.

Contents	Christina of Markyate : the introduction / Henrietta Leyser -- Christina of Markyate : the literary background / Douglas Gray -- St. Albans and women's monasticism : lives and their foundations in Christina's world / Stephanie Hollis and Jocelyn Wogan-Browne -- Christina of Markyate and the double crown / Samuel Fanous -- The unknown pilgrim : drama and romance in the Life of Christina of Markyate / Neil Cartlidge -- The loves of Christina of Markyate / C. Stephen Jaeger -- The marriages of Christina of Markyate / Thomas Head -- Ranulf Flambard and Christina of Markyate / R.I. Moore -- Dining at Markyate with Lady Christina / Rachel Koopmans -- Alternative intimacies : men, women and spiritual direction in the twelfth century / Dyan Elliott -- Christina's tempting : sexual desire and women's sanctity / Kathryn Kelsey Staples and Ruth Mazo Karras -- The St. Albans Psalter : the abbot and the anchoress / Jane Geddes -- The Life of St. Alexis, 475-1125 / Tony Hunt -- Christina of Markyate and the hermits and anchorites of England ; List of sites and hermits / E.A. Jones.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-260) and index.
LCCN	2004005879
ISBN	0415308585
ISBN	9780415308588
ISBN	0415308593 (pbk.)
ISBN	9780415308595 (pbk.)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	BX 4700.C567 C48 2005	✔ Available	Place Hold