The generation of identity in late medieval hagiography : speaking the saint /
Gail Ashton.
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
- 1 online resource (vi, 176 pages).
- Routledge research in medieval studies ; 1 .
- Routledge research in medieval studies ; 1. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-171) and index.
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Narration and narratorial control: the masculine voice; A concept of space and a notion of identity; Articulating an identity: speech, silence, and self-disclosure; Written on the body; Conclusion: song of the saint; Bibliography; Index.
In this interdisciplinary and boundary breaking study, Gail Ashton examines the depiction of female saints in a wide range of medieval texts.
Christian women saints--Biography--History and criticism. Christian saints--Biography--History and criticism. Literature, Medieval--History and criticism. Christian hagiography. RELIGION--Christian Theology--Angelology & Demonology. Christian hagiography. Christian saints--Biography. Christian women saints--Biography. Literature, Medieval. Hagiografie. Sekseverschillen. Vrouwen. Heiligen.