Christine de Pizan and biblical wisdom : a feminist-theological point of view / Bonnie A. Birk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Birk, Bonnie A., 1941-

Series:

Marquette studies in theology ; #47.

Marquette studies in theology ; no. 47

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christine, de Pisan, approximately 1364-approximately 1431--Criticism and interpretation.

Christine.

Religion and literature--France--History--To 1500.

Religion and literature.

Wisdom (Biblical personification).

Feminism and literature--France--History--To 1500.

Feminism and literature.

Women and literature--France--History--To 1500.

Women and literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milwaukee, Wis. : Marquette University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The fifteen-century writer Christine de Pizan very adeptly used various aspects of the religious traditions of her day in her confrontation of misogynous beliefs and attitudes. In this book the insights of today's feminist scholars in religion are used to demonstrate that one of the more intriguing religious elements Christine drew upon was the female figure of biblical Wisdom. While the use of Wisdom in the Medieval era in a general theological and literary sense was quite prevalent, Christine took a significant step beyond customary symbolic usage in that Wisdom was called upon as a metaphor for deity to creatively fortify her efforts to claim justice and honor for herself and for all women. Wisdom appeared to function, for Christine, as a reflection in the divine realm of ideal female and male realities in the human. This book serves to add a newly discovered source of inspiration for Christine de Pizan's development of her literary-theological creations, and serves as well to add Christine's remarkable feminist appropriation of the female figure of biblical Wisdom to current feminist-theological discussions.

Contents:

CHRISTINE DE PIZAN AND BIBLICAL WISDOM

Bonnie A. Birk CHRISTINE DE PIZAN AND BIBLICAL WISDOM: A FEMINIST-THEOLOGICAL POINT OF VIEW

© 2005 Marquette University Press

CONTENTS

Preface

Chapter One Introduction

Chapter Two The Paths of Wisdom

Chapter Three L'epistre Othéa la deesse-The Letter of Othéa the Goddess

Chapter Four Le livre de l'advision Cristine-The Book of Christine's Vision

Chapter Five Le livre de la cité des dames-The Book of the City of Ladies

Chapter Six Conclusion

Appendix The Writings of Christine de Pizan

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-87462-363-4

1-4237-3352-5

OCLC:

607833074