Franciscan Women in Iberia: Translation and Transformation
Sponsoring Organization(s)
North American Catalan Society; Women in the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition (WIFIT)
Organizer Name
Anita Holzmer, OSF
Organizer Affiliation
Univ. of St. Francis, Fort Wayne
Presider Name
Diane Tomkinson, OSF
Presider Affiliation
Neumann Univ.
Paper Title 1
Angela of Foligno in the New World: The Versions of the "Memoriale" Commissioned by Cardinal Cisneros
Presenter 1 Name
Pablo Garcia Acosta
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Bibliotheca Mystica et Philosophica Alois M. Haas, Univ. Pompeu Fabra
Paper Title 2
Isabel de Villena: A Woman’s Transformation of the Vita Christi Tradition
Presenter 2 Name
Lesley Twomey
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Northumbria Univ.
Paper Title 3
Franciscan Women and Networks of Knowledge
Presenter 3 Name
María del Mar Graña Cid
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Univ. de Comillas
Start Date
16-5-2015 10:00 AM
Session Location
Schneider 1145
Description
There is a strong presence of medieval Franciscan women in the Iberian Peninsula which remains understudied. This session will explore the contributions of Franciscan women in the Spanish context, as both translators of texts and as writers of texts which were influential when translated into Spanish.
Anita Holzmer OSF
Franciscan Women in Iberia: Translation and Transformation
Schneider 1145
There is a strong presence of medieval Franciscan women in the Iberian Peninsula which remains understudied. This session will explore the contributions of Franciscan women in the Spanish context, as both translators of texts and as writers of texts which were influential when translated into Spanish.
Anita Holzmer OSF