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Queenship and Sanctity: The Lives of Mathilda and the Epitaph of Adelheid (Medieval Texts in Translation (Paperback))
Sean Gilsdorf
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Paperback. At the dawn of the second millennium, the lives and deaths of two powerful and pious women, Mathilda (d. 968) and Adelheid (d. 999) were recorded. This volume brings together in English the anonymous "Lives of Mathilda" and Odilo of Cluny's "Epitaph of Adelheid". Translator(s): Gilsdorf, Sean. Series: Medieval Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC2; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
At the dawn of the second millennium, authors from monasteries in Burgundy and northern Germany recorded the lives and deaths of two powerful and pious women, Mathilda (d. 968) and Adelheid (d. 999). Both were extolled as saints, exemplary figures guided by God and witnessing to His grace. Unlike most other holy women, however, Mathilda and Adelheid were not ascetic nuns, but queens. They were deemed worthy of praise not only for their devotion to God and their lives of faith, but for integrating these traditional virtues with more ""worldly"" attributes: noble birth, royal marriage, political power and illustrious offspring. ... Read more
At the dawn of the second millennium, authors from monasteries in Burgundy and northern Germany recorded the lives and deaths of two powerful and pious women, Mathilda (d. 968) and Adelheid (d. 999). Both were extolled as saints, exemplary figures guided by God and witnessing to His grace. Unlike most other holy women, however, Mathilda and Adelheid were not ascetic nuns, but queens. They were deemed worthy of praise not only for their devotion to God and their lives of faith, but for integrating these traditional virtues with more ""worldly"" attributes: noble birth, royal marriage, political power and illustrious offspring. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Series
Medieval Texts in Translation
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813213743
SKU
V9780813213743
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