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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Rabia GregoryPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: New edition Weight: 0.657kg ISBN: 9781472422668ISBN 10: 147242266 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 16 December 2015 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'Drawing upon a voluminous reading in secondary literature and a broad knowledge of rare books and manuscripts from many premodern European regions, Gregory's study challenges the often anachronistically sexualized notions of contemporary feminist scholarship concerning the bride of Christ and the bridegroom. Her work instead examines the trope of marrying Jesus in fresh ways, pointing up the complexity and fecundity of interpretations this fundamental theme generated in late medieval religion.' Philip M. Soergel, University of Maryland, College Park, USA """Drawing upon a voluminous reading in secondary literature and a broad knowledge of rare books and manuscripts from many premodern European regions, Gregory's study challenges the often anachronistically sexualized notions of contemporary feminist scholarship concerning the bride of Christ and the bridegroom. Her work instead examines the trope of ""marrying Jesus"" in fresh ways, pointing up the complexity and fecundity of interpretations this fundamental theme generated in late medieval religion."" - Philip M. Soergel, University of Maryland, College Park, USA ""This book will be of interest to scholars specializing in sponsa Christi and popular religion in the medieval period and early modernists seeking relevant background information in these areas."" - William E. Smith III, Independent Scholar" Drawing upon a voluminous reading in secondary literature and a broad knowledge of rare books and manuscripts from many premodern European regions, Gregory's study challenges the often anachronistically sexualized notions of contemporary feminist scholarship concerning the bride of Christ and the bridegroom. Her work instead examines the trope of marrying Jesus in fresh ways, pointing up the complexity and fecundity of interpretations this fundamental theme generated in late medieval religion. - Philip M. Soergel, University of Maryland, College Park, USA This book will be of interest to scholars specializing in sponsa Christi and popular religion in the medieval period and early modernists seeking relevant background information in these areas. - William E. Smith III, Independent Scholar Author InformationRabia Gregory is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Missouri - Columbia, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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