Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 12464
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Thyrêt , Isolde.
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  • Title: Blessed is the Tsaritsa's Womb: The Myth of Miraculous Birth and Royal Motherhood in Muscovite Russia [The author argues that the tsaritsas developed the idea of miraculous conceptions to give them some protection from the political pressures of producing an heir]
  • Source URL: Russian Review (Full Text via JSTOR) 53, 4 (Oct. 1994): 479-496. Link Info target = '_blank'>Russian Review (Full Text via JSTOR) 53, 4 (Oct. 1994): 479-496. Link Info
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Hagiography Mothers Noble Women Politics Pregnancy Queens Tsaritsas
  • Geographic Area: Russia
  • Century: 15- 16
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  • Year of Publication: 1994.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 00360341
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