[PDF.67tp] The Female Crucifix: Images of St. Wilgefortis Since the Middle Ages

The Female Crucifix: Images of St. Wilgefortis Since the Middle Ages

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 | #6129110 in Books |  2001-05-16 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.28 x.73 x6.29l,.0 | File type: PDF | 181 pages

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||6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.| fascinating discussion|By Claire Baker|this book explains the relevance of the little-known, now un-sainted Saint Wilgefortis. The author carefully examines the history of this saint, analyzes current discussion of her, and provides an interesting feminist analysis on the veneration of Wilgefortis.
It is a valuable contribution to the subject of women in Christianity. |``Despite the potentially sensational nature of the subject matter, Friesen adopts a matter-of-fact tone in her praise-worthy attempt to chart the long and rather confusing history of an unusual cult....[A] useful addition to the scholarship of hagiography, pr

Featuring more than twenty illustrations, including several works of art that were rediscovered by the author and are published here for the first time, The Female Crucifix: Images of St. Wilgefortis Since the Middle Ages provides a new perspective on a very old phenomenon.

The legendary bearded female St. Wilgefortis, also known by a variety of other names including “Kummernis” and “Uncumber,” was the object of fervent venerat...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Female Crucifix: Images of St. Wilgefortis Since the Middle Ages   |  Ilse E. Friesen. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.

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