AS 300.329 - Rulers, Visionaries and Heretics: Medieval Women

Institution:

Johns Hopkins University

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Description:

Employing feminist, literary, historical, socio-cultural, and theological approaches, we will explore texts written by or about women, paying close attention to how various perspectives on gender shapes the understanding of these sometimes fragmentary texts. Topics examined will include medieval women’s relation to textual authority, piety, preaching, monasticism, dissent, food and men.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.jhu.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 516-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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