Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 4487
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  • Title: Possessed by the Spirit: Devout Women, Demoniacs, and the Apostolic Life in the Thirteenth Century [the author analyzes exempla and the lives of "mulieres sanctae" for instances of demoniac possession including preaching demons and a demoniac saint, Christina Mirabilis].
  • Source: Speculum 73, 3 (July 1998): Pages 733 - 770.
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Christina Mirabilis van Sint-Truiden, Mystic Demoniac Possession Demons Hagiography Healers and Healing Mental Illness Women in Religion
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  • Geographic Area: General
  • Century: 13
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  • Year of Publication: 1998.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 00387134