Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 12988
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Elliott , Dyan.
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  • Title: The Physiology of Rapture and Female Spirituality [The author examines the relationship between body and soul in the phenomenon of rapture; the female body in rapture is a site of ambiguity lending itself to demon possession and witchcraft].
  • Source: Medieval Theology and the Natural Body.  Edited by Peter Biller and A.J. MinnisYork Studies in Medieval Theology.  York Medieval Press, 1997.  Pages 141 - 173.
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  • Article Type: Essay
  • Subject (See Also): Body Demoniacs Hagiography Mystics Nider, Johannes, Dominican Theologian- Formicarius Rapture Soul Theology Women's Nature
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  • Geographic Area: General
  • Century: 13- 14- 15
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  • Year of Publication: 1997.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 0952973405