Jean Gerson and Gender
Rhetoric and Politics in Fifteenth-Century France
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics, History, European General
| Author: | N. McLoughlin | ISBN: | 9781137488831 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | January 12, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | N. McLoughlin |
| ISBN: | 9781137488831 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | January 12, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
