Holiness and Masculinity in the Middle Ages

Book Overview

Studies of gender in medieval culture have tended to focus on femininity; however, the study of medieval masculinities has developed into an important area of enquiry in the last few years. This collection is the first to concentrate on the ways in which varieties of medieval masculinity intersected with concepts of holiness. Individual essays in this volume explore differing notions of holiness which had currency in the Middle Ages, understood...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0708318851
• ISBN13: 9780708318850
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Length: 227 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"