The gift of tongues: women's xenoglossia in the later middle ages

Explores the phenomenon of xenoglossia, the sudden, miraculous ability to speak, understand, read, or write a foreign language, as it appears in the later medieval hagiographic record and in English literature. Includes discussion of the late medieval English writers Geoffrey Chaucer and Margery Kem...

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Main Author: Cooper-Rompato, Christine F. 1970- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: University Park, Pa. Pennsylvania State Univ. Press 2010
In:Year: 2010
Reviews:The Gift of Tongues: Women’s Xenoglossia in the Later Middle Ages by Christine F. Cooper-Rompato (review) (2011) (West, Kevin R.)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Middle English language / Literature / Glossolaly / Woman / History 1100-1500
B Language / Religious life
Further subjects:B Xenoglossy
B Glossolalia
B Women in literature
B Women in Christianity History Middle Ages, 600-1500
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Summary:Explores the phenomenon of xenoglossia, the sudden, miraculous ability to speak, understand, read, or write a foreign language, as it appears in the later medieval hagiographic record and in English literature. Includes discussion of the late medieval English writers Geoffrey Chaucer and Margery Kempe --Provided by publisher
"Explores the phenomenon of xenoglossia, the sudden, miraculous ability to speak, understand, read, or write a foreign language, as it appears in the later medieval hagiographic record and in English literature. Includes discussion of the late medieval English writers Geoffrey Chaucer and Margery Kempe"--Provided by publisher
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-211) and index
ISBN:0271036168