Excessive Saints - Gender, Narrative, and Theological Invention in Thomas of Cantimpré's Mystical Hagiographies

Rachel J. D. Smith combines historical, literary, and theological approaches to offer a new interpretation of Thomas of Cantimpré's hagiographies, showing how they employ vivid narrative portrayals of typically female bodies to perform theological work in a rhetorically specific way.

Smith Rachel J. D. :
Rachel J. Smith (PhD, Religion, Harvard) is Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University. She has published articles in journals such as Theology and Sexuality, Harvard Theological Review, and Marginalia. This is her first book.Rachel J. D. Smith is associate professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University.