Sacred Sisters: Gender, Sanctity, And Power In Medieval Ireland
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ISBN: 9789463721509
Author | Callan, Maeve |
Pub Date | 20/11/2019 |
Binding | Hardback |
Pages | 308 |
Series | Hagiography Beyond Tradition |
Quick overview This book focuses on five saints: the four female Irish saints who have extant medieval biographies whose writings -- fifth-century Ireland's sole surviving texts -- attest to the centrality of women in Irish Christianity's development.