Female Saints as Agents of Female Healing Gendered Practices and Patronage in the Cult of St. Cunigunde

被引：3
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作者：
Kandzha, Iliana [1 ]
机构：
[1] Cent European Univ, Budapest, Hungary
来源：
GENDER, HEALTH, AND HEALING, 1250-1550 | 2020年
关键词：
miraculous healing; healing relics; Bamberg; holy virgins; female health; CHILDBIRTH;
D O I：
10.5117/9789463724517_CH02
中图分类号：
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号：
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要：
This essay studies the mechanics informing the construction of a single healing cult, that of the virgin saint Empress Cunigunde (c.980-1033) and its gender aspects. The shrine of St. Cunigunde in Bamberg was well known as a healing space after her canonization in 1200, although the first miracle collection does not reveal any medical specialization of the cult. Using previously neglected late medieval narrative and archival material, the essay shows that Cunigunde was a popular female patron whose assistance was sought by women, especially during childbirth. This case of female medical patronage is analysed alongside similar practices in the cults of other saints and is regarded as one of the resources for female convalescence in the medical market of that time.
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页数：24
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