Feminine figurae : representations of gender in religious texts by medieval German women writers 1100-1375 / Rebecca L.R. Garber.

SeriesMedieval history and culture ; v. 10
Studies in medieval history and culture v. 10. ^A471288
Contents Introduction. Veiled individuals -- Women's genres, women's authority -- Where is the body? Imitability in Hildegard's images of Eve and Mary -- Invented communities, idealizing the past : redefining monastic ideals in the Dominican sister-books -- Interlude : personal revelations : re-living the model, in-scribing the self -- Margaretha Ebner: illness in the service of God -- Adelheid Langmann : bride of God, beloved of Christ -- Postlude : personal revelations : generic imitation and expansion -- Conclusion. Varied ideals.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 165-279) and indexes.
LCCN 2002006613
ISBN0415939534 (hard : alk. paper)

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