Product Description: The fifteen-century writer Christine de Pizan very adeptly used various aspects of the religious traditions of her day in her confrontation of misogynous beliefs and attitudes. In this book the insights of today's feminist scholars in religion are used to demonstrate that one of the more intriguing religious elements Christine drew upon was the female figure of biblical Wisdom...read more

Product Description: Christine de Pizan (c1364-1429) wrote more than 20 books earning her fame, patronage, and influence in high places. The revival of interest in her work is one of the major successes in the movement to regain "lost" or overlooked women in the history of intellectual thought...read more