Description: An exploration of the relations between medical and religious discourse and practice in medieval culture, focussing on how they are affected by gender.
Brief description: NAOË KUKITA YOSHIKAWA is Professor Emerita of Medieval English Literature at Shizuoka University, and Research Fellow at the Center for Medieval English Literary Text Studies, Meiji University, Japan.
Review Quotes: Anyone intrigued by the peculiar body-centered, corporeal spirituality of medieval female mystics, and interested in the history of popular Christian devotion before 1500 . . . will find in this rich collection food for thought and a plethora of enlightening examples.-- "CATHOLIC HISTORICAL REVIEW"