St. Elisabeth of Thuringia: A Psychological Study (1931) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781041186564)

Only twelve years after German women had been granted voting rights, the German medievalist Elisabeth Busse-Wilson, a first-wave feminist activist and scholar, challenged centuries of silence about violence against women by taking on the case of the most famous European saint, the young Elisabeth of Thuringia (1207-1231). Married at a very young age, St. Elisabeth soon fell under the spell of the notorious confessor and inquisitor Konrad von Marburg. His brutal treatment of the young woman was erased from the cult of St. Elisabeth to protect male privilege both in the church and society at large. Published to coincide with the 700-year anniversary of her death, Busse-Wilson's study caused a storm of controversy. Translated for the first time into English, this book reintroduces to a contemporary audience this long-forgotten but still provocative and timely classic.

Author: Elisabeth Busse-Wilson
ISBN-10: 1041186568
ISBN-13: 9781041186564
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 06/10/2026
Pages: 286
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.11w x 0.61d