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Female Devotion and the Vercelli Book

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: When the Vercelli Book is examined within the horizon of contemporary women's studies and feminist theory, it can be described as a manuscript intended for a specifically female reader to be read as part of her private religious practice. This essay places Vercelli MS 17 in the context of literate and learned women in Anglo-Saxon England, focusing on the content of the textual selections, the specific address to a female reader in homily seven, and the erasure of a woman's name on folio 41 verso.

Source: Knowledge Commons (Lakehead University)

DOI: 10.17613/7hv5w-rt442

Author: Dockray-Miller, Mary

Language: English

Topic: Medieval Literature and History

Subfield: Classics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Gender equality

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W174240602

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