Mary Or Michael? Saint-switching, Gender, And Sanctity In A Medieval Miracle Of Childbirth

Authors

Katherine Allen Smith, University of Puget SoundFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2005

Publication Title

Church History

Department

History

Abstract

The article explores how medieval clerical writers and their audiences might have understood the implications of saint-switching in the miracle known as the Peril. Miracles like the Peril comprise a rich and still relatively unexplored trove of textual evidence for the history of medieval mentalities. The author suggests some ways in which a close reading of these two competing versions of the Peril might further the current understanding, as of 2005, of medieval definitions of gendered sanctity and gendered sin.

Volume

74

Issue

4

pp.

758-783

ISSN

0009-6407

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0009640700100885

WorldCat Link

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/193458898

Provider Link

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rlh&AN=19448237&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Citation

Smith, Katherine Allen. 2005. "Mary or Michael? Saint-Switching, Gender, and Sanctity in a Medieval Miracle of Childbirth." Church History 74(4): 758-783.