Power and Sainthood [electronic resource] : The Case of Birgitta of Sweden /
Salmesvuori, P.author.
Analyzing the renowned Saint Birgitta of Sweden from the perspectives of power, authority, and gender, this probing study investigates how Birgitta went about establishing her influence during the first ten years of her career as a living saint, in 1340–1349.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; HOW TO STUDY POWER AND SAINTS; CHAPTER 1 FAMA SANCTITATIS IN THE 1340s; CHAPTER 2 LOST VIRGINITY AND THE POWER OF ROLE MODELS; CHAPTER 3 THE BEGINNING-BIRGITTA AS A CHANNEL OF GOD; CHAPTER 4 MASTER MATHIAS'S ROLE REASSESSED; CHAPTER 5 BIRGITTA ENCOUNTERS HER CRITICS; CHAPTER 6 HOLINESS IN ACTION; CHAPTER 7 BIRGITTA AND POWER; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Analyzing the renowned Saint Birgitta of Sweden from the perspectives of power, authority, and gender, this probing study investigates how Birgitta went about establishing her influence during the first ten years of her career as a living saint, in 1340–1349.
Bridget, of Sweden, Saint, approximately 1303-1373.
Europe—History—476-1492.
Sociology.
Social history.
Feminist theory.
Literature.
Literature, Medieval.
History of Medieval Europe.
Gender Studies.
Social History.
Feminism.
Literature, general.
Medieval Literature.