Acquirit qui tuetur: Hali Meiðhad and Medieval Women’s Liberation through Virginity = Acquirit qui tuetur: Hali Meiðhad y la Liberación de la Mujer Medieval a través de la Virginidad
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https://doi.org/10.18002/cg.v0i13.5379Parole chiave:
Sponsalia Christi, Imitatio Christi, Katherine Group, Ancrene Wisse, Feminine Virilis, VirginityAbstract
This article joins a vibrant conversation about the concept of virginity and its relevance in the process of women’s self-liberation during medieval times. The aim of this project is to shed some light on the concept of virginity and to analyse its interpretation in a time in which it was almost compulsory to follow society’s patriarchal pattern. The study begins with a historical framework of this idea of corporeal sacredness followed by a new approach in which the contemporary perception is shattered. This article analyses the sociological and religious relevance of an idea conceived as the paramounts of holiness – thus proposing an alternative approach in which it is a defense weapon and not as a way of oppressing the female sex.
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