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The Concept of Femininity in Old English Saints' Lives

Name: The Concept of Femininity in Old English Saints' Lives
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Author: M.A. Sarah Ruhnau
ISBN: 978-3-656-51546-3

The Lives of Pelagia of Antioch and Mary of Egypt

Essay, 2012

4 Pages, Grade: 1,3

M.A. Sarah Ruhnau (Author)

Abstract or Introduction

In the following essay the concept of femininity in Old English female saint’s lives will be examined and analysed. Due to the brevity of this essay, only two saint’s lives will be investigated, the Life of Mary of Egypt and Pelagia of Antioch. Both of them are often referred to as ‘harlot saints’ because of their not only promiscuous but also highly sinful lives before becoming their pious selves. (cf. Cox Miller) It is therefore very interesting that both do not only avert themselves from their previous lives, but even find religious patrons who become ardent worshippers of these women.

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Title: The Concept of Femininity in Old English Saints' Lives
Subtitle: The Lives of Pelagia of Antioch and Mary of Egypt
College: Ruhr-University of Bochum (Englisches Seminar)
Course: Saints and Sinners in OE and ME
Grade: 1,3
Author: M.A. Sarah Ruhnau (Author)
Year: 2012
Pages: 4
Catalog Number: V262764
ISBN (eBook): 9783656515425
ISBN (Book): 9783656515463
File size: 389 KB
Language: English
Keywords: hagiography, old english, middle english, saints, lives, pelagia, mary of egypt, gender, misogyny, feminism

Quote paper: M.A. Sarah Ruhnau (Author), 2012, The Concept of Femininity in Old English Saints' Lives, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/262764

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