A companion to Catherine of Siena / / edited by Carolyn Muessig, George Ferzoco, Beverly Mayne Kienzle.

This study offers a substantial introduction to the world of Catherine of Siena (1347-80), her works and the way her followers responded to her religious leadership and legacy. Although much scholarship has dealt with her visionary reputation, this volume, written by experts in Catherinian studies,...

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Superior document:Brill's companions to the Christian tradition, v. 32
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2012.
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition 32.
Physical Description:1 online resource (412 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Other title:Preliminary Material --
Introduction /
1. The Historical Reception of Catherine of Siena /
2. Female Urban Reclusion in Siena at the Time of Catherine of Siena /
3. Catherine of Siena and the Papacy /
4. Lacrime Cordiali: Catherine of Siena on the Value of Tears /
5. Denial as Action—Penance and its Place in the Life of Catherine of Siena /
6. Catherine of Siena, Preaching, and Hagiography in Renaissance Tuscany /
7. Mystical Literacy: Writing and Religious Women in Late Medieval Italy /
8. The Processo Castellano and the Canonization of Catherine of Siena /
9. Catherine of Siena in Late Medieval Sermons /
10. Laude for Catherine of Siena /
11. The Iconography of Catherine of Siena’s Stigmata /
12. The Writings of Catherine of Siena: The Manuscript Tradition /
13. The Legenda maior of Catherine of Siena /
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Bibliography --
Index.
Summary:This study offers a substantial introduction to the world of Catherine of Siena (1347-80), her works and the way her followers responded to her religious leadership and legacy. Although much scholarship has dealt with her visionary reputation, this volume, written by experts in Catherinian studies, highlights her image as a church reformer, peacemaker, preacher, author, holy woman, stigmatic, saint and politically astute person. Furthermore, it assesses the manuscript tradition of works by and about Catherine of Siena. Few overviews of the historical and cultural circumstances of Catherine of Siena exist in English. A Companion to Catherine of Siena, therefore, makes accessible hitherto elusive details of this Sienese saint’s life and works. Contributors include: Allison Clark Thurber, Beverly Mayne Kienzle, Blake Beattie, Carolyn Muessig, Diega Giunta, Eliana Corbari, F. Thomas Luongo, George Ferzoco, Heather Webb, Jane Tylus, Maiju Lehmijoki-Gardner, Silvia Nocentini, and Suzanne Noffke. .
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1283356961
9786613356963
9004225420
ISSN:1871-6377 ;
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: edited by Carolyn Muessig, George Ferzoco, Beverly Mayne Kienzle.