Reviews
This ground-breaking study sheds new light on the religious women of medieval Wales. Drawing on a wide range of sources from saints' lives and native poetry to holy wells and visual evidence, the volume will explore feminine sanctity, its meanings, manifestations and related iconography in a specifically Welsh context. In addition to discussing Welsh sources on the Virgin Mary and the universal saints of Christendom, the volume also provides valuable insights into the history of Welsh nunneries and some of the lesser-known Welsh women saints, such as Dwynwen and the martyr Tudful. Connections will be made between the Welsh material and evidence in England and Continental Europe."There is no equivalent study of female sanctity in Wales in the English language[and this book] will make a real contribution to a number of debates in British, European and North American scholarship. The author now has an established reputation as the leading scholar (I would say in the world) in the field of female spirituality in medieval Wales."Professor Diane Watt, Department of English, University of Wales Aberystwyth., "There is no equivalent study of female sanctity in Wales in the English language … [and this book] will make a real contribution to a number of debates in British, European and North American scholarship […]. The author now has an established reputation as the leading scholar (I would say in the world) in the field of female spirituality in medieval Wales." Professor Diane Watt, Department of English, University of Wales Aberystwyth, "There is no equivalent study of female sanctity in Wales in the English language . [and this book] will make a real contribution to a number of debates in British, European and North American scholarship [.]. The author now has an established reputation as the leading scholar (I would say in the world) in the field of female spirituality in medieval Wales." -Professor Diane Watt, Department of English, University of Wales Aberystwyth, "There is no equivalent study of female sanctity in Wales in the English language ... [and this book] will make a real contribution to a number of debates in British, European and North American scholarship [...]. The author now has an established reputation as the leading scholar (I would say in the world) in the field of female spirituality in medieval Wales." -Professor Diane Watt, Department of English, University of Wales Aberystwyth
