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Book SynopsisAround the year 1215, female mystics and their sacramental devotion were among orthodoxy's sophisticated weapons in the fight against heresy. While studies of sanctity and heresy tend to be undertaken separately, this book brings these two avenues of inquiry together.
Trade ReviewWinner of the 2006 Otto Grundler Award, Western Michigan University, The Medieval Institute Finalist for the 2005 Philip Schaff Prize, The American Society of Church History "By revealing the importance of gender-related issues where we had not seen them, [Dyan Elliot] presents that familiar picture in a new, indeed unfamiliar, light."--John Coakley, American Historical Review
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Abbreviations xi Introduction 1 CHAPTER ONE Sacramental Confession as Proof of Orthodoxy 9 PART ONE Women as Proof of Orthodoxy CHAPTER TWO The Beguines: A Sponsored Emergence 47 CHAPTER THREE Elisabeth of Hungary: Between Men 85 PART TWO Inquisitions and Proof CHAPTER FOUR Sanctity, Heresy, and Inquisition 119 CHAPTER FIVE Between Two Deaths: The Living Mystic 180 PART THREE The Discernment of Spirits CHAPTER SIX Clerical Quibbles 233 CHAPTER SEVEN John Gerson and Joan of Arc 264 CONCLUSION 297 Bibliography 305 Index 333
