Writing Medieval Women Mystics
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Special Session
Organizer Name
Daniel Armenti
Organizer Affiliation
Univ. of Massachusetts-Amherst
Presider Name
Nahir I. Otaño Gracia
Presider Affiliation
Univ. of Pennsylvania
Paper Title 1
Catherine of Siena's Apocalyptic Authority: Pearls and Lambs in The Dialogue
Presenter 1 Name
Catherine Annette Grisé
Presenter 1 Affiliation
McMaster Univ.
Paper Title 2
Clerics' Words, God’s Voice?: The Ventriloquism of Female Visionaries in Late Medieval Germany
Presenter 2 Name
Cait Stevenson
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Univ. of Notre Dame
Paper Title 3
A Nun's Vision in Winchester
Presenter 3 Name
Victoria Kent Worth
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Univ. of Massachusetts-Amherst
Start Date
17-5-2015 10:30 AM
Session Location
Valley II LeFevre Lounge
Description
In honor of Elizabeth Petroff, this panel is seeking papers that discuss the writings of medieval women mystics, and their experience as authors during the Middle Ages. Although standing outside of the canonical texts of the Middle Ages, the writings of women mystics and visionaries provide an important viewpoint from which to understand medieval experience and culture. Petroff wrote, “women mystics were a vital force in medieval culture, but they were rarely mainstream figures”; the impact of these writers may be seen through the variety of genres with which they are associated, from hagiography and religious sermons to poetry and theater. Panelists might consider topics such as the relationship of body, voice, and mystical experience; speech, power, and silence; authority, authorship, and transgression; innovation and genre.
Daniel Armenti
Nahir I. Otaño Gracia
Writing Medieval Women Mystics
Valley II LeFevre Lounge
In honor of Elizabeth Petroff, this panel is seeking papers that discuss the writings of medieval women mystics, and their experience as authors during the Middle Ages. Although standing outside of the canonical texts of the Middle Ages, the writings of women mystics and visionaries provide an important viewpoint from which to understand medieval experience and culture. Petroff wrote, “women mystics were a vital force in medieval culture, but they were rarely mainstream figures”; the impact of these writers may be seen through the variety of genres with which they are associated, from hagiography and religious sermons to poetry and theater. Panelists might consider topics such as the relationship of body, voice, and mystical experience; speech, power, and silence; authority, authorship, and transgression; innovation and genre.
Daniel Armenti
Nahir I. Otaño Gracia