The Transformative Nature of Gender: The Coding of St. Brigit of Kildare through Hagiography

The Transformative Nature of Gender: The Coding of St. Brigit of Kildare through Hagiography

This study examines how gender is portrayed in the hagiographic tradition surrounding St. Brigit of Kildare. In particular, it provides an in-depth look at how Brigit, as presented in her hagiographies, constantly undergoes gender transformations. These gender transformations are analyzed using mate...

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Main Author: Marcil Johnston, Liliane Catherine
Format: Others
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/975012/1/Marcil_Johnston_MA_S2013.pdf
Marcil Johnston, Liliane Catherine <http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/view/creators/Marcil_Johnston=3ALiliane_Catherine=3A=3A.html> (2012) The Transformative Nature of Gender: The Coding of St. Brigit of Kildare through Hagiography. Masters thesis, Concordia University.

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