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Examines the significance that sixteenth- and seventeenth-century writers gave to the legend of Pope Joan, a ninth-century woman who allegedly cross-dressed her way to the papacy and whose identity as a woman was discovered, only when she gave birth during a procession.

The Afterlife of Pope Joan

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      Publisher The University of Michigan Press
      Published 6/30/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780472115440
      978-0472115440
      ISBN-10 0472115448
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      Folklore studies / Study of myth

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Examines the significance that sixteenth- and seventeenth-century writers gave to the legend of Pope Joan, a ninth-century woman who allegedly cross-dressed her way to the papacy and whose identity as a woman was discovered, only when she gave birth during a procession.

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