Jean Gerson and Gender
Rhetoric and Politics in Fifteenth-Century France
Authors: McLoughlin, N.
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- About this book
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Jean Gerson and Gender examines the deployment of gendered rhetoric by the influential late medieval politically active theologian, Jean Gerson (1363-1429), as a means of understanding his reputation for political neutrality, the role played by royal women in the French royal court, and the rise of the European witch hunts.
- About the authors
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Nancy McLoughlin is currently Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine, USA. She has published four articles on Parisian theologian Jean Gerson (1363-1429). She has also taught at the University of New Mexico, USA.
- Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Introduction: Gendering Gerson
Pages 1-18
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Gender, University Authority, and the French Royal Court
Pages 19-39
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Charity, Pride, and Patronage
Pages 40-64
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Inspired by Princess Isabelle
Pages 65-95
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Co-opting Royal Women’s Authority
Pages 96-127
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Jean Gerson and Gender
- Book Subtitle
- Rhetoric and Politics in Fifteenth-Century France
- Authors
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- N. McLoughlin
- Series Title
- Genders and Sexualities in History
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-137-48883-1
- DOI
- 10.1057/9781137488831
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-137-48882-4
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XII, 245
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