num_pages: 271
description: 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.
language: English
title: Power and Sainthood: The Case of Birgitta of Sweden
publisher: Palgrave Macmillan