Words on fire: Gemma Galgani and the power of authorial voice

With a focus on the archives of Gemma Galgani (1878-1903), lay Italian Catholic mystic, stigmatic, and first saint of the twentieth century, the current article highlights the ways in which Gemma cultivated relationships with the hierarchy, specifically through writing, which challenged the "tr...

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Main Author: Posillico, Ailie (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publishing 2020
In: Body and religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 65-81
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Galgani, Gemma 1878-1903 / Germano, di San Stanislao 1850-1909 / Letter / Catholic church / Hierarchy / Role
RelBib Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
FD Contextual theology
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KBJ Italy
KCD Hagiography; saints
KDB Roman Catholic Church
Further subjects:B Medieval Mysticism
B Authorship
B Contemporary Catholicism
B Hagiography
B Christian History
B Embodiment
B Gender and Sexuality
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