“Manlier than Many Men”. Images of Female Sanctity in Simeon Polockij’s Court Sermons
This article explores the intersection of gender, religion and politics in the construction of female sanctity in Simeon Polockij’s court sermons, in particular in those contained in the Večerija duševnaja collection (‘Spiritual Supper’, 1683). My aim is to investigate the way in which Simeon rewrit...
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| Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2017-03-01
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| Series: | Studi Slavistici |
| Online Access: | https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ss/article/view/2373 |