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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
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:
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
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Abstract:
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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