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Record Number: 13775 Author(s)/Creator(s): Schein , Sylvia. Contributor(s): Title: The "Female-Men of God" and "Men Who Were Women." Female Saints and Holy Land Pilgrimage During the Byzantine Period [The author considers the Roman aristocratic women who made pilgrimages to Jerusalem and, when pilgrimage for women was discouraged, the stories of transvestite female saints who also came to Jerusalem; in both groups an ascetic way of life allowed them to transcend their sinfulness and make a sincere conversion; the appendices present a list of women pilgrims to Jerusalem and a shorter list of transvestite female pilgrims]. Source: Hagiographica: Rivista di agiografia e biografia della società internazionale per lo studio del Medioevo Latino/ Journal of Hagiography and Biography of Società Internazionale per lo studio del Medioevo Latino 5, ( 1998): Pages 1 - 36. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Asceticism Body Byzantium Cross Dressing Hagiography Jerusalem, Israel/West Bank Pilgrimage Virile Women Women in Religion Award Note: Geographic Area: Eastern Mediterranean;General Century: 4-5 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1998. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 11241225

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