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Record Number: 5253 Author(s)/Creator(s): Contributor(s): Title: Autohagiography and Medieval Women's Spiritual Autobiography Source: Gender and Text in the Later Middle Ages.  Edited by Jane Chance.  University Press of Florida, 1996.  Pages 216 - 236. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Autobiography Catherine Vigri, Saint- Sette Armi Spirituali Hagiography Humility Mystics Women Authors Women in Religion Award Note: Geographic Area: General Century: 12- 13- 14- 15 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Kate Greenspan discusses the autobiographical or autohagiographical' nature of mystical accounts. Observing the heavy use of rhetorical and theological strategies, she claims that mystics did not really compose autobiographical accounts because they "soug Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1996. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0813013917

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