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Record Number:
8535
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Rieder , Paula M.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Insecure Borders: Symbols of Clerical Privilege and Gender Ambiguity in the Liturgy of Churching [The author argues that while churching recognized male superiority and clerical authority it also allowed for gender subversion with women invading holy places and repeatedly celebrating the rite in honor of their neighbors].
Source:
The Material Culture of Sex, Procreation, and Marriage in Premodern Europe. Edited by Anne L. McClanan and Karen Rosoff Encarnación. Palgrave, 2002. Pages 93 - 113.
Description:
Article Type:
Essay
Subject
(See Also)
:
Churching
Clergy
Ecclesiastical Vestments- Stoles
Gender
Liturgy
Mothers
Ritual
Women in Religion
Geographic Area:
France
Century:
14- 15
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Primary Evidence:
Illustrations:
One figure. Figure One Pontifical of William Durandus, historiated letter "O" from the ordo for the rite of churching (Boulogne-sur-Mer, B. M., ms. 85, fol. 305).
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Author's Affiliation:
University of Nebraska, Kearney
Conference Info:
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Year of Publication:
2002.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
0312240015
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