Women, Men, and Spiritual Power: Female Saints and Their Male Collaborators

by John W. Coakley

In Women, Men, and Spiritual Power, John Coakley explores male-authored narratives of the lives of Catherine of Siena, Hildegard of Bingen, Angela of Foligno, and six other female prophets or mystics of the late Middle Ages. His readings reveal the complex personal and literary relationships between these women and the clerics who wrote about them. Coakley's work also undermines simplistic characterizations of male control over women, offering...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231134002
• ISBN13: 9780231134002
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher