Medievalists.net » Catherine of Siena http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Avignon vs. Rome: Dante, Petrarch, Catherine of Siena http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/12/avignon-vs-rome-dante-petrarch-catherine-siena/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/12/avignon-vs-rome-dante-petrarch-catherine-siena/#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2014 23:22:12 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=48242 In the fourteenth century the image of ancient Rome as Babylon was transformed into the positive idea of Rome as both a Christian and a classical ideal.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/12/avignon-vs-rome-dante-petrarch-catherine-siena/feed/ 0 Wolves in Lamb’s Clothing: Redeeming the Images of Catherine of Siena and Angela of Foligno http://www.medievalists.net/2013/10/15/wolves-in-lambs-clothing-redeeming-the-images-of-catherine-of-siena-and-angela-of-foligno-2/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/10/15/wolves-in-lambs-clothing-redeeming-the-images-of-catherine-of-siena-and-angela-of-foligno-2/#comments Tue, 15 Oct 2013 18:49:50 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=44282 Medieval holy women were revered for their power and efforts, by both their communities and the Church. However, what are contemporary women to make of these female saints?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/10/15/wolves-in-lambs-clothing-redeeming-the-images-of-catherine-of-siena-and-angela-of-foligno-2/feed/ 0 The Transformative Nature of Gender: The Coding of St. Brigit of Kildare through Hagiography http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/26/the-transformative-nature-of-gender-the-coding-of-st-brigit-of-kildare-through-hagiography/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/26/the-transformative-nature-of-gender-the-coding-of-st-brigit-of-kildare-through-hagiography/#comments Thu, 26 Sep 2013 10:46:08 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=43810 The Transformative Nature of Gender: The Coding of St. Brigit of Kildare through Hagiography Liliane Catherine Marcil-Johnston Master of Arts, The Department of Theology, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada December (2012) Abstract This study examines how gender is portrayed in the hagiographic tradition surrounding St. Brigit of Kildare. In particular, it provides an in-depth look […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/26/the-transformative-nature-of-gender-the-coding-of-st-brigit-of-kildare-through-hagiography/feed/ 0 Embodied Voices: Women’s Food Asceticism and the Negotiation of Identity http://www.medievalists.net/2011/12/26/embodied-voices-womens-food-asceticism-and-the-negotiation-of-identity/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/12/26/embodied-voices-womens-food-asceticism-and-the-negotiation-of-identity/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 01:53:16 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=28191 In the cloistered halls of medieval nunneries, something strange was happening to women's bodies. In late 14th-century Europe, reports abounded of religious women who could sustain themselves for years on nothing but the Eucharist - no other food passed their lips.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/12/26/embodied-voices-womens-food-asceticism-and-the-negotiation-of-identity/feed/ 0 Mystics, Demoniacs, and the Physiology of Spirit Possession in Medieval Europe http://www.medievalists.net/2011/10/29/mystics-demoniacs-and-the-physiology-of-spirit-possession-in-medieval-europe/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/10/29/mystics-demoniacs-and-the-physiology-of-spirit-possession-in-medieval-europe/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:43:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=26720 Casting aside even the simple clothes she now wore, Ida wrapped herself in a dirty rag and draped a mat over her shoulders for warmth. Aggressively seeking out the most crowded plazas and market places, she preened and 'strutted about if mad or a fool, offering a monstrous spectacle of herself to the people.'

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/10/29/mystics-demoniacs-and-the-physiology-of-spirit-possession-in-medieval-europe/feed/ 0 Embodying Mysticism: The Utilization of Embodied Experience in the Mysticism of Italian Women, Circa 1200-1400 CE http://www.medievalists.net/2011/08/31/embodying-mysticism-the-utilization-of-embodied-experience-in-the-mysticism-of-italian-women-circa-1200-1400-ce/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/08/31/embodying-mysticism-the-utilization-of-embodied-experience-in-the-mysticism-of-italian-women-circa-1200-1400-ce/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:47:43 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=24722 Embodying Mysticism: The Utilization of Embodied Experience in the Mysticism of Italian Women, Circa 1200-1400 CE Esposito, Elizabeth A. M.A. Thesis, University of Florida, August (2004) Abstract The purpose of this thesis is to examine the ways in which medieval women mystics gained agency and authorial voice in the face of social patriarchal domination through the […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/08/31/embodying-mysticism-the-utilization-of-embodied-experience-in-the-mysticism-of-italian-women-circa-1200-1400-ce/feed/ 0 Anorexia and the Holiness of Saint Catherine of Siena http://www.medievalists.net/2010/01/27/anorexia-and-the-holiness-of-saint-catherine-of-siena/ http://www.medievalists.net/2010/01/27/anorexia-and-the-holiness-of-saint-catherine-of-siena/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:31:51 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=6689 Anorexia and other manifestations of the body provided the medieval woman a unique opportunity to affirm the true power of mystico-religious rules.

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