Courting Sanctity: Holy Women and the Capetians

by Sean L. Field

The rise of the Capetian dynasty across the long thirteenth century, which rested in part on the family's perceived sanctity, is a story most often told through the actions of male figures, from Louis IX's metamorphosis into "Saint Louis" to Philip IV's attacks on Pope Boniface VIII. In Courting Sanctity, Sean L. Field argues that, in fact, holy women were central to the Capetian's self-presentation as being uniquely favored by God. Tracing the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501736191
• ISBN13: 9781501736193
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.6" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher