The Theology of Puberty in Early Medieval England

Elaine Flowers

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Pages:: 159–178

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004501867_008

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Abstract

This chapter reveals the ways in which the early medieval English Church presented the process of puberty. Whilst there is not enough surviving evidence to capture a complete picture of the views of the Church, let alone the lay population, incidental references from a variety of sources allow us to glean some of the ideas which were in circulation, even if they are largely confined to individual authors. To identify and analyze references to puberty in Anglo-Saxon sources, this chapter begins with an outline of modern scientific research about pubescent growth. With an understanding that puberty encompasses both physical and cognitive developments established, it then moves forward to investigate how religious authors crafted pubertal developments into a critical process which shaped the spiritual lives of both young men and women.

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Early Medieval English Life Courses

Cultural-Historical Perspectives

Series: Explorations in Medieval Culture, Volume: 20

Cover Early Medieval English Life Courses

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004501867

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 17 Nov 2021

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- History
  - Medieval History
  - History of Medicine
- Literature and Cultural Studies

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Part 1 Defining and Dividing the Life Course

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Part 3 Intergenerational Dynamics

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