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Record Number: 7628 Author(s)/Creator(s): Salih , Sarah. Contributor(s): Title: Performing Virginity: Sex and Violence in the "Katherine" Group Source: Constructions of Widowhood and Virginity in the Middle Ages.  Edited by Cindy L. Carlson and Angela Jane Weisl.  St. Martin's Press, 1999.  Pages 95 - 112. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Body Catherine of Alexandria, Martyr, Saint Gender in Literature Hagiography Juliana, Martyr, Saint Katherine Group, Middle English Hagiographical Works Literature- Prose Magaret of Antioch, Saint Martyrs Violence in Literature Virginity Women in Religion Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: In Performing Virginity: Sex and Violence in the Katherine Group," Sarah Salih compellingly marshals recent theoretical work on sanctity and the body to study the particular case of the virgin anchoress. Just as Judith Butler's theoretical framework descr Author's Affiliation: University of East Anglia Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1999. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0312211368

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