Michael E Heyes

Margaret's Monsters

Women, Identity, and the Life of St. Margaret in Medieval England

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The various Lives of St. Margaret functioned as a blueprint for a virginal life and supernatural assistance to pregnant women during the dangerous process of labor. This book argues that the monsters Margaret encounters in her narrative are a key element in understanding her importance to her adherents.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 155mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9780367187095
• ISBN-10: 0367187094
• Artikelnr.: 58411378

Autorenporträt

Michael E. Heyes is Assistant Professor of Religion at Lycoming College. He has published within the field of monster studies, film, and medieval studies, and his edited volume - Holy Monsters, Sacred Grotesques: Monstrosity and Religion in Europe and the United States - contains contributions to all three topics. He is a general editor of The Journal of Gods and Monsters. This is his first monograph.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: The Monastic Margaret: The Life of St. Anthony and Gregory's Dialogues in the Life
Chapter 2: In the Belly of the Beast: Sexual Surrender and Resistance in the Life
Chapter 3: The Devil Made Me Do It - Audience Partitioning and the Life of St. Margaret
Chapter 4: Circumcising Olibrius: Threatening Sexuality and Religious Alterity in the Life of St. Margaret
Chapter 5: Paging Dr. Margaret: Prayers and Pregnancy in the Life of St. Margaret
Conclusion: The Metamorphosis of Monsters