medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Labarge's A Small Sound of the Trumpet might be a
place to start for an overall picture, discusses beguines as well as royals...
rochelle altman
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>By all means. Read Hroswitha, the Benedictine
>abbess of Gandersheim (10th century). She wrote
>six Latin plays for her sisters as an
>alternative to the plays of Terence who was
>widely read for his excellence in style and whom
>she admired greatly but also feared due to his
>pagan influence on Christian women in her
>charge. Cfr. _Oxford Companion to the Theatre_. yrs, tom ault
>
>
>On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:59:00 +0100
> Madeleine Gray <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>>A bit off topic but it is summer after all ...
>>One of my students wants to do a dissertation
>>on the debate over the nature of 'wise women'
>>in the middle ages. This is a subject I have
>>always left severely alone! Can anyone
>>recommend some sound starter reading for her?
>>I've suggested Gendering the master narrative
>><http://my.newport.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://my.newport.ac.uk/wzgw?id=070727ebd91e439894bde596a6aa1ab2b41dac%26field=ti%26terms=Gendering%20the%20master%20narrative>
>>: women and power in the Middle Ages / edited
>>by Mary C. Erler and Maryanne Kowaleski.
>>and The prime of their lives
>><http://my.newport.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://my.newport.ac.uk/wzgw?id=070727ebd91e439894bde596a6aa1ab2b41dac%26field=ti%26terms=The%20prime%20of%20their%20lives>
>>: wise old women in pre-industrial Europe /
>>Anneke B. Mulder-Bakker and Renée Nip.
>>(both of which I found on COPAC)
>>Cheers
>>Maddy
>>Dr Madeleine Gray
>>Head of History
>>School of Education/Ysgol Addysg
>>University of Wales, Newport/Prifysgol Cymru, Casnewydd
>>Caerleon Campus/Campws Caerllion, PO /Blwch Post 179
>>Newport/Casnewydd NP18 3YG Tel: +44 (0)1633.432675
>>'You may not be able to change the world but at
>>least you can embarrass the guilty'
>>(Jessica Mitford)
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