Episode 6: Mysticism and Motherhood
Ask a Medievalist
English - May 23, 2020 01:04 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBHistory Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Summary From the feast of Corpus Christi to the mystical marriage between St. Catherine of Siena and Jesus Himself, Em and Jesse dive into the world of Medieval mysticism and affective piety, exploring the ways in which women were able to co-opt the stereotypes of men into positive portrayals of female piety. Brief content note–there’s …