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Power and Sainthood
Paivi Salmesvuori
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Description for Power and Sainthood
Paperback. Analyzing the renowned Saint Birgitta of Sweden from the perspectives of power, authority, and gender, this probing study investigates how Birgitta went about establishing her influence during the first ten years of her career as a living saint, in 1340 1349." Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HBTB; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Analyzing the renowned Saint Birgitta of Sweden from the perspectives of power, authority, and gender, this probing study investigates how Birgitta went about establishing her influence during the first ten years of her career as a living saint, in 1340–1349.
Analyzing the renowned Saint Birgitta of Sweden from the perspectives of power, authority, and gender, this probing study investigates how Birgitta went about establishing her influence during the first ten years of her career as a living saint, in 1340–1349.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
Series
The New Middle Ages
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349485642
SKU
V9781349485642
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Paivi Salmesvuori
Päivi Salmesvuori, ThD, is Adjunct Professor in the General Church History and Gender Studies at Church History at the Faculty of Theology in the University of Helsinki, Finland. She has specialized in issues pertaining on gender, power, and religion. Her next book Power and Sainthood: Birgitta of Sweden and her Revelations will be published by Palgrave Macmillan.
Reviews for Power and Sainthood
"Focused and meticulously researched, Power and Sainthood addresses the idea of holiness in action as St. Birgitta began to assert her authority in the formative years of her life as a mystic and visionary. Salmesvuori gives a grounded view of what Birgitta was like as both a woman and human being, but - very wisely - stops short of making ... Read more