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The Life of Christina of Hane
The first English translation of The Life of Christina of Hane, a gripping account of a largely unknown medieval female mystic "Who was Christina of Hane? History knows little about her, but Racha Kirakosian here presents a fascinating enigma--a mystical compendium disguised as a saint's Life. Students of medieval religion will eagerly probe its mysteries."--Barbara Newman, Northwestern University The thirteenth-century mystic Christina of Hane led an extraordinary life, but her recently unearthed case remains to be discovered in the English-speaking world. Her disturbing account of vaginal mutilation, her competition with the Virgin Mary, and her potentially heretical statements about the union with Christ are but a few peculiarities worth highlighting. This remarkable work sheds new light on convent life, spiritual practices, and physical and mental suffering in the life of medieval women and the communities they inhabited.
When Ego Was Imago
The diffusion of personal signs of identity during the twelfth century introduced individuals to mediated forms of communication. The book analyses the conditions for and the implications of their partnering with material signs and images in expressing self and accountability.
The reliquary
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Symeon the Holy Fool
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Augustus
A young calf runs away to see the world, nearly falls victim to a butcher, but then come upon a Christmas Eve pageant and is saved.
The Invention of Saintliness
Interest in late antique saints is growing Takes an approach which combines historical and literary studies - will appeal cross disciplines to both groups, as well as appealing to scholars of religion International range of eminent contributors
