Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: Women in medieval Europe who had divine visions were often unable to record their experiences without the support of a male cleric or scribe. The relationship between the women writers and the men who aided them was influenced by positions of authority. Whereas men held institutional authority in the form of Church offices, visionary women held a spiritual or informal authority. Women could also hold institutional authority if they held a position in the monastic structure. The level of power granted or denied based on status within or outside that structure had an influence on holy women’s writings, justifications, and relationships with men.
Author: Erin Clauss
Institution: University of Vermont
Language: English
Subfield: Classics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Gender equality
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2345596509