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Joan of Arc and spirituality / edited by Ann W. Astell and Bonnie Wheeler.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
- The new Middle Ages
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431.
- Joan.
- Spirituality--France--History--To 1500.
- Spirituality.
- Christian women saints--France--Biography.
- Christian women saints.
- History.
- France.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 298 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
- Summary:
- Joan of Arc is an unusual saint. Canonized in 1920 as a virgin, she died in 1431 as a condemned heretic. Uneducated, militant, and youthful, she obeyed "Voices" that counseled her to pursue an unprecedented vocation. The various trial records provide a wealth of evidence about how Joan and others understood her spiritual life. This collection explores multiple facets of Joan's prayerful life. Two-thirds of the essays focus on Joan in her own time; the later chapters study Joan's formative influence upon modern women. Taken together, these essays offer new perspectives on the heroism of Joan's original way of sanctity.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1403962227
- OCLC:
- 52165795
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