Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


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1. Record Number: 6079
Author(s): Taylor, Steven M.
Contributor(s):
Title : Christine de Pizan's Spiritual Intercessions for Her Sisters in Christ [The author briefly surveys Christine's writings that incorporate prayers on behalf of women; he points out the importance of patience and the intercessory role of the Virgin Mary in these prayers].
Source: Magistra , 7., 1 (Summer 2001):  Pages 52 - 66.
Year of Publication: 2001.

2. Record Number: 4315
Author(s): Spearing, A. C.
Contributor(s):
Title : The Subtext of "Patience": God as Mother and the Whale's Belly [The author argues that God's loving patience is figured as motherhood ; the belly of the whale suggests the darker and more disgusting aspects of the mother's womb]
Source: Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies , 29., 2 (Spring 1999):  Pages 293 - 323.
Year of Publication: 1999.