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Record Number:
7806
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Mulder-Bakker , Anneke B.
Contributor(s):
Title:
The Prime of Their Lives: Women and Age, Wisdom, and Religious Careers in Northern Europe [The author argues that older women took on leadership roles in religion, with prophecy, visions, teaching, and life as anchoresses].
Source:
New Trends in Feminine Spirituality: The Holy Women of Liège and Their Impact. Edited by Juliette Dor, Lesley Johnson, and Jocelyn Wogan-BrowneMedieval Women: Texts and Contexts, 2. Brepols, 1999. Pages 215 - 236.
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Article Type:
Essay
Subject
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:
Authority
Christina Mirabilis Van Sint-Truiden, Mystic
Mother of Guibert of Nogent, Recluse
Mystics
Old Age
Prophecy
Recluses
Visions
Widows
Women in Active Roles
Women in Religion
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
General
Century:
11-12
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Author's Affiliation:
University of Groningen
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1999.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
2503507689