Reading Memory and Identity in the Texts of Medieval European Holy Women

. Ed(s): Cotter-Lynch, Margaret; Herzog, B.

ISBN 10: 1349382396 / ISBN 13: 9781349382392

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

About this Item

Examines a range of texts commemorating European holy women from the ninth through fifteenth centuries. Explores the relationship between memorial practices and identity formation. Draws upon much of the recent scholarly interest in the nature and uses of memory. Editor(s): Cotter-Lynch, Margaret; Herzog, B. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372. . 2012. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reading Memory and Identity in the Texts of Medieval European Holy Women
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1349382396
• ISBN 13: 9781349382392
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Examines a range of texts commemorating European holy women from the ninth through fifteenth centuries. Explores the relationship between memorial practices and identity formation. Draws upon much of the recent scholarly interest in the nature and uses of memory.

About the Author

Cheryl Glenn, Pennsylvania State University Helene Scheck, State University of New York at Albany Margaret Cotter-Lynch, Southeastern Oklahoma State University Catherine Keene Claire Barbetti Barbara Zimbalist, University of California-Davis Ana Maria Machado, University of Coimbra Ella Johnson, St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry Elissa Hansen, University of Minnesota Brad Herzog, Saginaw Valley State University