TY - BOOK ID - 2977500 TI - Gender and Holiness : men, women and saints in late medieval Europe AU - Riches, Samantha AU - SALIH, Sarah PY - 2002 VL - 1 SN - 0415258219 PB - London ; New York, NY : Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Christian saints KW - Sex KW - History KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - History of doctrines KW - History of civilization KW - Christian church history KW - anno 1200-1499 KW - Europe KW - Middle Ages, 600-1500 KW - To 1500 KW - Middle Ages, 500-1500 KW - GENDER STUDIES KW - SEX KW - CHRISTIAN SAINTS KW - RELIGIOUS ASPECTS KW - CHRISTIANITY KW - HISTORY OF DOCTRINES KW - MIDDLE AGES, 600-1500 KW - EUROPE UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:2977500 AB - This collection brings together two flourishing areas of medieval scholarship: gender and religion. It examines gender-specific religious practices and contends that the pursuit of holiness can destabilise binary gender itself. Though saints may be classified as masculine or feminine, holiness may also cut across gender divisions and demand a break from normally gendered behavior. ER -