Saintly Women: Medieval Saints, Modern Women, and Intimate Partner Violence

by Nancy Nienhuis and Beverly Mayne Kienzle

This ground-breaking volume assesses the contemporary epidemic of intimate partner violence and explores how and why cultural and religious beliefs serve to excuse battering and to work against survivors' attempts to find safety. Theological interpretations of sacred texts have been used for centuries to justify or minimize violence against women. The authors recover historical and especially medieval narratives whose protagonists endure violence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367667312
• ISBN13: 9780367667313
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 198 Pages