The Oldest Vocation Christian Motherhood in the Medieval West

According to an old story, a woman concealed her sex and ruled as pope for a few years in the ninth century. Pope Joan was not betrayed by a lover or discovered by an enemy; her downfall came when she went into labor during a papal procession through the streets of Rome. From the myth of Joan to the...

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Main Author: Atkinson, Clarissa W. (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Ithaca Cornell University Press 1994
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