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Empress and Virgin: St Cunigunde and Female Sainthood in the Early Thirteenth Century
German History ( IF 0.295 ) Pub Date : 2023-04-04 , DOI: 10.1093/gerhis/ghad023
Antonia Anstatt 1
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This article uses the previously unjustly discarded early thirteenth-century hagiographical text Vitae s. Heinrici additamentum to show how different ideals of female sainthood could be combined within one figure. In two of its chapters, the Additamentum presents two distinct but not contradictory images of its female protagonist, Cunigunde (d. 1033), the wife of the German emperor Henry II (d. 1024). The first chapter of the text portrays Henry and Cunigunde’s marriage as dominated by consensual chastity and emphasizes the spouses’ equality. On their wedding night, within the privacy of their bedchamber, their mutual wish for chastity takes the place of any gendered expressions and is the reason for the blossoming deep affection between them. Following ideals of love and consensual marriage from the twelfth century onwards, this chapter is situated within contemporary discussions of marital affection. In contrast, the third and last chapter of the Additamentum is set within the public space of the imperial court. Cunigunde, a powerful empress, goes through a trial by ordeal to clear herself of an accusation of infidelity. In this chapter, both she and Henry are clearly gendered, but Cunigunde is behaving considerably more ‘manly’ than her husband and ultimately proves herself a saintly virago. Both the ordeal and the virago were predominantly early and central medieval motifs, situating this chapter within a different literary tradition from the first. The Additamentum thus proves the coexistence and possible intertwining of different models of female sainthood.

中文翻译:

皇后与处女:13 世纪初的圣库尼贡德与女圣徒

本文使用了先前被不公正地丢弃的 13 世纪早期圣徒传记文本 Vitae s。Heinrici additamentum 展示了女性圣徒的不同理想如何在一个人物中结合起来。在其中的两章中,Additamentum 展示了两个截然不同但并不矛盾的女性主人公 Cunigunde(卒于 1033 年)形象,她是德国皇帝亨利二世(卒于 1024 年)的妻子。正文的第一章将亨利和库尼贡德的婚姻描绘成以双方自愿的贞洁为主导,并强调夫妻平等。新婚之夜,在私密的寝室里,他们对贞洁的共同渴望取代了任何性别的表达,是他们之间绽放深情的原因。遵循十二世纪以来的爱情和自愿婚姻的理想,本章位于当代对婚姻情感的讨论中。相比之下,附录的第三章也是最后一章设置在朝廷的公共空间内。Cunigunde 是一位有权势的皇后,她经历了严酷的审判,以洗清对自己不忠的指控。在这一章中,她和亨利都有明显的性别差异,但 Cunigunde 的行为比她的丈夫更“男子气概”,并最终证明自己是一个圣洁的处女座。苦难和泼妇都是中世纪早期和中世纪的主要主题,使本章处于与第一章不同的文学传统中。因此,Additamentum 证明了不同女性圣人模式的共存和可能交织在一起。Additamentum 的第三章也是最后一章设置在宫廷的公共空间内。Cunigunde 是一位有权势的皇后,她经历了严酷的审判,以洗清对自己不忠的指控。在这一章中,她和亨利都有明显的性别差异,但 Cunigunde 的行为比她的丈夫更“男子气概”,并最终证明自己是一个圣洁的处女座。苦难和泼妇都是中世纪早期和中世纪的主要主题,使本章处于与第一章不同的文学传统中。因此,Additamentum 证明了不同女性圣人模式的共存和可能交织在一起。Additamentum 的第三章也是最后一章设置在宫廷的公共空间内。Cunigunde 是一位有权势的皇后,她经历了严酷的审判,以洗清对自己不忠的指控。在这一章中,她和亨利都有明显的性别差异,但 Cunigunde 的行为比她的丈夫更“男子气概”,并最终证明自己是一个圣洁的处女座。苦难和泼妇都是中世纪早期和中世纪的主要主题,使本章处于与第一章不同的文学传统中。因此,Additamentum 证明了不同女性圣人模式的共存和可能交织在一起。她和 Henry 都明显有性别差异,但 Cunigunde 的行为比她的丈夫更“有男子气概”,并最终证明自己是一个圣洁的处女座。苦难和泼妇都是中世纪早期和中世纪的主要主题,使本章处于与第一章不同的文学传统中。因此,Additamentum 证明了不同女性圣人模式的共存和可能交织在一起。她和 Henry 都明显有性别差异,但 Cunigunde 的行为比她的丈夫更“有男子气概”,并最终证明自己是一个圣洁的处女座。苦难和泼妇都是中世纪早期和中世纪的主要主题,使本章处于与第一章不同的文学传统中。因此,Additamentum 证明了不同女性圣人模式的共存和可能交织在一起。
更新日期:2023-04-04
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