The third gender and Ælfric's Lives of saints /

The third gender and Ælfric's Lives of saints /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	McDaniel, Rhonda L., 1963- author.
Imprint:	Kalamazoo : Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michigan University, 2018.
Description:	xxvi, 278 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Richard Rawlinson Center series Richard Rawlinson Center Series for Anglo-Saxon Studies.
Subject:	Aelfric, -- Abbot of Eynsham. -- Lives of saints. Lives of saints (Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham) Christian saints -- Legends. Christian women saints -- Legends. Sex role in literature. Sex role -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Gender identity in literature. Gender identity -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Christian hagiography -- History -- To 1500. Christian literature, English (Old) -- History and criticism. Christian hagiography. Christian literature, English (Old) Christian saints -- Legends. Christian women saints -- Legends. Gender identity in literature. Sex role in literature. Sex role -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11607876

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Varying Form of Title:	Third gender and Aelfric's Lives of saints
ISBN:	9781580443098 1580443095
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index..

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction: Gender, Memory, and Seeing Things Their Way
The Latin Doctors and the Concept of Metagender
Metagender, Gender, and Ælfric's Lives of Saints
Metagender in Genders
Brides and Soldiers of Christ
Material and Spiritual Bodies
Material and Spiritual Rulership
Chaste Marriage
Conclusion: Metagender, Gender, and Ælfric
Bibliography
Index