Courting sanctity: holy women and the Capetians
"Courting Sanctity argues that during the reign of Louis IX (r. 1226-70) holy women were central to the rise of the French royal family's self-presentation as uniquely favored by God, that their influence began to be questioned at the court of Philip III (r. 1270-85), and that would-be hol...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca London
Cornell University Press
[2019]
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Capetians
/ Female saint
/ Representation
/ History 1220-1320
B France / Female saint / Rule / History 1220-1320 |
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Upper class women
Religious life (France)
History To 1500
B Catholic women (France) History To 1500 B France History Capetians, 987-1328 B France Kings and rulers Religious aspects B Church and state (France) History To 1500 |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | "Courting Sanctity argues that during the reign of Louis IX (r. 1226-70) holy women were central to the rise of the French royal family's self-presentation as uniquely favored by God, that their influence began to be questioned at the court of Philip III (r. 1270-85), and that would-be holy women were increasingly assumed to pose physical, spiritual, and political threats by the death of Philip IV (r. 1285-1314)"-- Prologue : the rise of Capetian sanctity and the reign of Louis IX -- Isabelle of France : a holy woman at the heart of the Capetian court -- Douceline of Digne : co-mother to Capetians -- Prologue : a crisis in the reign of Philip III -- Elizabeth of Spalbeek : a prince's death, a queen's crime, and a king's sin -- Writing holy women, 1282-85 -- Prologue : the culminating reign of Philip IV -- Paupertas of Metz : peacemaker, prophet, or poisoner? -- Marguerite Porete and Margueronne Bellevillette : the beguine and the sorceress -- Epilogue : echoes and afterlives |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 235-258 |
| ISBN: | 1501736191 |