Modernizing Joan of Arc : conceptions, costumes, and canonization /

Dolgin, Ellen Ecker, 1951-

Modernizing Joan of Arc : conceptions, costumes, and canonization / Modernising Joan of Arc Modernising Joan of Arc : Conceptions, costumes, and canonization Ellen Ecker Dolgin. - viii, 199 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-196) and index.

"This work explores the attitudes that have followed Joan of Arc for centurie. The book's central premise explores the interconnected social and political threads that informed the decision to canonize Joan of Arc in the nineteenth century. A unique focus on the role of women's clothing and the feminine image prevails throughout the book"--Provided by publisher.

0786431202 9780786431205

2007042477


Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431 --Portraits
Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431 --In literature.


Christian women saints--Historiography.--France
Idols and images--Costume--History.--France
Canonization


France--Historiography

DC104 / .D65 2008

944.026092

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