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Record Number:
3321
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Park , Katharine.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Relics of a Fertile Heart: The "Autopsy" of Clare of Montefalco [the author explores the meaning of the objects found inside Clare of Montefalco's body while it was being prepared for burial; these items were in the shape of religious objects (for example, a crucifix in her heart) or had religious significance (three stones for the Trinity in her gallbladder); the author explores contemporary medical and legal practices to provide a context, in particular autopsy, theories of generation, and caesarean operations].
Source:
The Material Culture of Sex, Procreation, and Marriage in Premodern Europe. Edited by Anne L. McClanan and Karen Rosoff EncarnaciĆ³n. Palgrave, 2002. Pages 115 - 133.
Description:
Article Type:
Essay
Subject
(See Also)
:
Caesarean Birth
Canonization of Saints
Clare of Montefalco, Saint
Hagiography
Human Dissection
Relics
Women in Religion
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
Italy
Century:
14
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Author's Affiliation:
Harvard University
Conference Info:
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Year of Publication:
2002.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
0312240015