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Examine the creative, profound dialogue between medieval women and biblical traditions The latest volume in the Bible and Women series examines the relationship between women and the Bibleβs reception during the early Middle Ages (500β1100 CE) in both the Greek East and the Latin West. Essays focus on interactions between women and the Bible through biblical precepts on women and for women, biblical women as the subjects of action or objects of discussion, and writings by women that refer to the Bible as a moral authority. The women discussed in the volume range from the well-knownβincluding the nuns Kassia in Byzantium and Hrosvita in the West; the aristocrat Dhuoda, author of a moral guide for her son; Gisela, the sister of Charlemagne and abbess of Chelles; and her niece Rotrudeβto those who remain anonymous. Contributions also explore how the Old and New Testaments exercised influence on emerging Islam. Features: Analysis of images of the Virgin Mary as a means of tracing the spread of her cult and feast days from East to West Exploration of the significance of classical culture for medieval women who composed poems for a Christian audience Evaluation of art as a means of establishing devotional relationships not necessarily mediated by the voices of preachers or the reading of texts .
Cover
Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
βWomanβs Head Is Manβ
Women and the Bible in Byzantium
Kassia the Melodist (ca. 810 - ca. 865) and Her Use of the Scriptures
Byzantine Reception of Biblical Revelation on the Virgin Mary
The Virgin Mary and Ancient Jewish Literature
The Heavenly Guard of the Mother of God
Early Medieval Iconography of the Virgin Mary between East and West
Women, Wine, and the Apostasy of the Wise
The Women of the Old Testament in Early Medieval Poetry
Women and the Bible in Latin Letter Collections of the Early Middle Ages (Sixth to Ninth Century)
Women Writers and Holy Writ in the Latin Early Middle Ages
The Reception of Biblical Texts and Their Normative Effect upon Marriage, Adultery, and Divorce from the Seventh to the Eleventh Century
Biblical Figures of Women in the Qurβan
Contributors
Primary Sources Index
Modern Authors Index
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