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Powerful women or patriarchal weapons? Two medieval Irish saints

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Johnston, Elva 
Uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/8340
Date Issued
2001
Date Available
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Abstract
The history of medieval Irish women is elusive, despite a rich variety of textual sources. These are often normative rather than descriptive and are a predominantly male clerical product. This paper will examine the dossiers of two female saints, both from Co Cork. It will ask whether we can identify female aspirations and female voices in the literary celebration of their careers. Are they models of female empowerment or do their representations ultimately support male power structures.
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
Brepols
Journal
Peritia
Volume
15
Start Page
302
End Page
310
Keywords
  • Medieval women

  • Gender

  • Clerics

  • Saints

  • Cranat

  • Marriage

  • Brigit

  • Lucy

  • Masochism

  • Sadism

  • Canir

  • Senán of Inis Cathaig...

  • Defence of women

  • Misogyny

DOI
10.1484/J.Peri.3.440
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0332-1592
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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