This fascinating and comprehensive collection surveys the life of
an extraordinary medieval woman. Christina of Markyate made a vow
of chastity at an early age, against the wishes of her parents who
intended her to marry. When forced into wedlock, she fled in
disguise and went into hiding, receiving refuge in a network of
hermitages. Christina became a religious recluse and eventually
founded a priory of nuns attached to St. Albans. Samuel Fanous and
Henrietta Leyser present a vivid inter-disciplinary study devoted
to the life, work and extant vita of Christina of Markyate, which
draws on research from a wide range of disciplines. Key topics have
been selected in a balanced and comprehensive approach; they cover
timeless themes, such as monasticism and eremiticisim, as well as
topical matters in medieval research, such as gender issues. The
book begins by introducing readers to Christina's person and life,
setting her in a cultural, social and religious context, and
presenting the literary background of The Life of Christina of
Markyate. virgin and ascetic, and Christina's alignment with both,
the presentation of sanctity and sexual temptation in the twelfth
century, and a survey of the phenomena of hermits and anchorites.
The book also includes a close reading of the vita, revealing its
markedly hagiographical qualities, and a discussion of the drama of
the initials on the St. Alban's Psalter and what this reveals about
the relationship between Christina and Abbot Geoffrey. Beautifully
illustrated, this book provides students who regularly encounter
Christina with a research compendium from which to begin their
studies, and introduces Christina to a wider audience. Neil
Cartlidge, Dyan Elliot, Samuel Fanous, Jane Geddes, Douglas Gray,
Thomas Head, Stephanie Hollis, Tony Hunt, Stephen Jaeger, Eddie
Jones, Rachel Koopmans, Henrietta Leyser, Ruth Mazo Karras, R. I.
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