Reform and Resistance
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Reform and Resistance

Formations of Female Subjectivity in Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Culture

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Reform and Resistance

Formations of Female Subjectivity in Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Culture

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Honorable Mention, 2010 First Book Prize presented by the Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship The early Middle Ages were a vibrant period rich with possibility for both men and women. Reform and Resistance explores the relationship between gender and identity in early medieval Germanic societies, centering mostly on competing perceptions of female subject formation in times of conversion, reform, and resistance. While women played an active role in the spread of Christianity during the Middle Ages, their freedoms were often restricted by the Church during periods of reform, when uniformity and conformity were important. Helene Scheck's inquiry extends beyond one specific region or historical moment through two centuries and three diverse Germanic regions: Carolingian France, late Anglo-Saxon England, and Ottonian Saxony. Each of these moments exhibits distinct yet interconnected stages of conversion and reform, different stages of cultural amalgamation out of which various possibilities for female subject formation emerge. The book also connects with current conversations about the interrelatedness of power, knowledge, and subjectivity, opening new possibilities for the study of women in early ecclesiastical cultures.

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Publisher
SUNY Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9780791478134
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Medieval & Early Modern Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Reform and Resistance
  2. Contents
  3. Illustrations
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. List of Abbreviations
  6. 1. Women in/and EarlyEcclesiastical Culture: An Overview
  7. 2. The Limits of Orthodoxy: Being Female and Female Beingunder Charlemagne
  8. 3. Soul Searching: Alcuin of York and His Circle of Female Scholars
  9. 4. Redressing the Female Subject: Women, Transvestite Saints, and the Anglo-Saxon Benedictine Reform
  10. 5. Resounding Silences: Mary and Eve in Anglo-Saxon Reform Literature
  11. 6. Hrotsvit of Gandersheim: Claiming Her Voice
  12. 7. Hrotsvit of Gandersheim: Recasting Female Subjectivities
  13. Conclusion
  14. Notes
  15. Bibliography
  16. Index