Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 1678
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Stargardt , Ute.
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  • Title: Male Clerical Authority in the Spiritual (Auto)biographies of Medieval Holy Women [The author discusses the way John Marienwerder handles Dorothea of Montau’s spiritual experiences, arguing that, while his written account offers few surprises, it also inspires interest in the “real” Dorothea. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
  • Source: Women as Protagonists and Poets in the German Middle Ages: An Anthology of Feminist Approaches to Middle High German Literature.  Edited by Albrecht Classen.  Kümmerle Verlag, 1991.  Pages 209 - 238.
  • Description:
  • Article Type: Essay
  • Subject (See Also): Autobiography Biography Dorothea of Montau, Mystic, Saint John Marienwerder, Canon and Confessor to Dorothea of Montau Women in Religion
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  • Geographic Area: Eastern Europe
  • Century: 14
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  • Author's Affiliation: Alma College
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  • Year of Publication: 1991.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 3874527689