Jean Gerson and gender : rhetoric and politics in fifteenth-century France / Nancy McLoughlin, University of California, Irvine, USA.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLoughlin, Nancy, 1970- author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Genders and sexualities in history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gerson, Jean, 1363-1429.

Gerson, Jean.

Misogyny--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Misogyny.

Women--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Women.

Sex role--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Sex role.

Physical Description:

xii, 245 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Summary:

Jean Gerson and Gender reconciles the somewhat enigmatic legacy of one of the most influential late medieval intellectuals: the theologian, court preacher, university chancellor, and church reformer, Jean Gerson (d. 1429). Gerson provided foundational contributions to two historical developments: the promotion of rational and just government, and the development of the European concept of the witch. This book argues that Gerson's association of royal and ascetic women with sin and diabolical influences allowed him to maintain - against overwhelming evidence to the contrary - the appearance of centralized monarchical rule, a stable ecclesiastical hierarchy, and a reliable method for constructing communally verifiable political and religious truths. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Gender, University Authority, and the French Royal Court 19

2 Charity, Pride, and Patronage 40

3 Inspired by Princess Isabelle 65

4 Co-opting Royal Women's Authority 96

5 Gerson, Mystics, and Witches? 128.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781137488824

1137488824

OCLC:

902659534

Publisher Number:

99963689757