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The twenty-four studies in this volume propose a new approach to framing the debate around the history of medieval art and architecture to highlight the multiple roles played by women, moving beyond today's standard division of artist from patron.
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The first English translation of the works of Margaret Ebner (c. 1291-1351), a Dominican nun and mystic, offers a unique glimpse into the inner life and thought of a woman who was considered to be holy even during her lifetime. These writings reveal a spiritual, clearly Christocentric worldview and relate a great deal about the struggle for and the meaning of liberation--spiritually and intellectually--then and now.
Authenticity is a notion much debated, among discussants as diverse as cultural theorists and art dealers, music critics and tour operators. The desire to find and somehow capture or protect the “authentic” narrative, art object, or ceremonial dance is hardly new. In this masterful examination of German and American folklore studies from the eighteenth century to the present, Regina Bendix demonstrates that the longing for authenticity remains deeply implicated in scholarly approaches to cultural analysis. Searches for authenticity, Bendix contends, have been a constant companion to the feelings of loss inherent in modernization, forever upholding a belief in a pristine yet endangered cu...
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Inhalt Frederik Kortlandt: The Origin of the Vestjysk Stød Harry Perridon: How old is the Vestjysk Stød Wolfgang Beck: Neues zur Runeninschrift auf dem Goldbrakteaten Schonen II C Dietrich Schürr: Zu Z. 50 des Hiltibrantliedes Valentine A. Pakis: The Literary Status of Muspilli in the History of Scholarship: Two Peculiar Trends Kenny Louwen: Zur Lesart und Hybridität der altniederländischen Federprobe Jeremy Bergerson: Observations on a, o in unstressed Syllables in Middle Dutch Ludo Jongen: The Emperor, the Saint and the Poet. For whom did Heinrich von Veldeke write the Sint-Servaaslegende? Martin Baisch: Gahmuret und Belakane. Textkritik und Interpretation Andreas Wutz: Der doppelte L...