Reading Memory and Identity in the Texts of Medieval European Holy Women (The New Middle Ages)

ISBN 10: 023061986X / ISBN 13: 9780230619869

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reading Memory and Identity in the Texts of Medieval European Holy Women (The New Middle Ages)
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 023061986X
• ISBN 13: 9780230619869
• Binding: Hardcover
• 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