Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 9405
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Clark , Anne L.
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  • Title: Holy Woman or Unworthy Vessel? The Representations of Elisabeth of Schšnau [The author explores the relationship between Elisabeth and her brother Ekbert who managed the publication of her visions; he preferred to downplay her piety while Elisabeth emphasized her prophetic role].
  • Source: Gendered Voices: Medieval Saints and Their Interpreters.  Edited by Catherine M. Mooney.  University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999.  Pages 16 - 34.
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  • Article Type: Essay
  • Subject (See Also): Authority Ekbert of Schonau, Monk and Brother of Elisabeth Elisabeth of Schonau, Mystic Monasticism Mystics Nuns Secretaries Visions Women in Religion
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  • Geographic Area: Germany
  • Century: 12
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  • Related Resources: Anne L. Clark's chapter on Elisabeth of Schonau dissects the ways in which Elisabeth's brother Ekbert managed" his sister's visionary output, not only recording her visions but asking questions prompting Elisabeth to find answers to questions which intere
  • Author's Affiliation: University of Vermont
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  • Year of Publication: 1999.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 0812234855