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Theophila, Theophila Mathilda Barickman
Theophila, Theophila Mathilda Barickman
Senior Projects Spring 2022
This project attempts to understand the relationship between a Medieval anchoress and Christ as a romantic relationship rather than a spiritual metaphor. Mystical marriage, the union of a human woman with Christ, son of God, is a popular formulation of the relationship a medieval anchoress experiences through her religious enclosure. Through analysis of a collection of thirteenth century Middle English texts written to instruct anchoresses on the maintenance of mystical marriage, I argue that the love between the anchoress and God is produced through action rather than a spontaneously generated emotion. The Katherine Group, or Ancrene Wisse Group, consists …
The Dog In The Middle Ages, Luisa Barbano
The Dog In The Middle Ages, Luisa Barbano
Senior Projects Fall 2016
Senior Project submitted to The Division of Multidisciplinary Studies of Bard College.