Constructions of Feminine Identity in the Catholic Tradition: Inventing Women (Studies in Medieval Literature)

Flavin, Christopher M.

ISBN 10: 1498592724 / ISBN 13: 9781498592727

Published by Lexington Books, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Constructions of Feminine Identity in the Catholic Tradition: Inventing Women (Studies in Medieval Literature)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498592724
• ISBN 13: 9781498592727
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Constructions of Feminine Identity in the Catholic Tradition examines the ways in which late classical medieval women’s writings serve as a means of emphasizing both faith and social identity within a distinctly Christian, and later Catholic, tradition, which remains a major part of the understanding of faith and the self. Flavin focuses on key texts from the lives of desert saints and the Passio Perpetua to the autobiographies of Counter-Reformation women like Teresa of Ávila to illustrate the connections between the self and the divine.

About the Author

Christopher M. Flavin is department chair and professor in the Department of Languages and Literature at Northeastern State University.