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Record Number:
3531
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Elliott , Dyan.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Dominae or "Dominatae"? Female Mysticism and the Trauma of Textuality
Source:
Women, Marriage, and Family in Medieval Christendom: Essays in Memory of Michael M. Sheehan, C.S.B. Edited by Constance M. Rousseau and Joel T. Rosenthal. Western Michigan University, 1998. Pages 47 - 77.
Description:
Article Type:
Essay
Subject
(See Also)
:
Authority
Bridget of Sweden, Saint
Confessors
Francesca Bussa dei Ponziani, Saint
Mystics
Scribes and Scriptoria
Visions
Writing
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
General
Century:
14- 15
Primary Evidence:
Illustrations:
This article examines the dynamics between the confessor/amanuensis and his female charge -- the illiterate holy woman. It focuses primarily on hagiographical materials, but also includes forays into theological treatises on spiritual discernment. While addressing concrete questions, such as how the process of redaction was undertaken in specific cases, it also examines more abstract problems,such as how revelations were authenticated. These issues are, in turn, used to illuminate the~~tantalizing question of where the power ultimately resides in these relations. [Abstract submitted by the author to the Medieval Feminist Index.] ~~~~
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Abstract:
Author's Affiliation:
Indiana University
Conference Info:
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Year of Publication:
1998.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
1879288656