Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index

Record Number: 14838
Author(s)/Creator(s): Dronke , Peter.
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Title: Medieval Sibyls: Their Character and Their "Auctoritas" [The author analyzes a 7th century Latin poem from Spain, two French texts from the 12th century, and two German poems from the 14th century. The author traces several folklore motifs involving the Sibyl as the Queen of Sheba, frequently with a goose foot which is miraculously cured after she foresees and honors Christ's future sacrifice. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: Studi Medievali 36, 2 (Dicembre 1995): Pages 581 - 615.
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Article Type: Journal Article
Subject (See Also): Authority in Literature Eschatology Folklore Jeu d'Adam, Anglo Norman Play Literature- Verse Philippe de Thaon, Poet-Livre de Sibile Prophecy Prophetia Sibillae Magae, Latin Poem Queen of Sheba (Biblical Figure) in Literature Sibylla/Saba with a Goose Foo
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Geographic Area: British Isles;France;Germany
Century: 7, 12, 14
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Year of Publication: 1995.
Language: English
ISSN/ISBN: 03918467