The female crucifix : images of St. Wilgefortis since the Middle Ages /
Featuring more than twenty illustrations, including several works of art that were rediscovered by the author and are published here for the first time, The Female Crucifix: Images of St. Wilgefortis Since the Middle Ages provides a new perspective on a very old phenomenon. The legendary bearded fem...
| Основен автор: | Friesen, Ilse E. |
|---|---|
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Waterloo, Ont. :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press,
℗♭2001.
|
| Предмети: | |
| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=148727 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Female crucifix. |
| Резюме: |
Featuring more than twenty illustrations, including several works of art that were rediscovered by the author and are published here for the first time, The Female Crucifix: Images of St. Wilgefortis Since the Middle Ages provides a new perspective on a very old phenomenon. The legendary bearded female St. Wilgefortis, also known by a variety of other names including "Kummernis" and "Uncumber," was the object of fervent veneration in areas of Western and Central Europe for almost half a millennium. Beginning in the fifteenth century, the legend of her dramatic transformation from a beauti. |
|---|---|
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (x, 173 pages, [24] pages of plates) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
0889209391 9780889209398 0889203652 9780889203655 |