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Record Number:
3532
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Elliott , Dyan.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Authorizing a Life: The Collaboration of Dorothea of Montau and John Marienwerder [the author explores how John Marienwerder's quest for self-authorization in his writings masks Dorothea's spirituality and her life]
Source:
Gendered Voices: Medieval Saints and Their Interpreters. Edited by Catherine M. Mooney. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999. Pages 168 - 191.
Description:
Article Type:
Essay
Subject
(See Also)
:
Authority
Canonization of Saints
Confession, Sacrament
Confessors
Dorothea of Montau, Mystic, Saint
Hagiography
John Marienwerder, Canon and Confessor to Dorothea of Montau
Lay Piety
Mystics
Women in Religion
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
Eastern Europe
Century:
14- 15
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Abstract:
Related Resources:
Dyan Elliott's account of John of Marienwerder's involvement in the elevation of the problematic Dorothea of Montau focuses on John's self-authorisation strategies, John only has control over and access to Dorothea for the last 20 weeks of her life; durin
Author's Affiliation:
Indiana University
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1999.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
0812234855