Gender and Religion: On the Complexity of Symbols

by Caroline Walker Bynum, Paula Richman, Stevan Harrell

Bynum, Caroline W., Harrell, Stevan, Richman, Paula

325 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Caroline Walker Bynum is an American medieval scholar and University Professor emerita at Columbia University, as well as Professor emerita of Western Medieval History at the Institute for Advanced Study. She was the first woman appointed University Professor at Columbia, served as Dean of the School of General Studies, and led both the American Historical Association and the Medieval Academy of America. Her research focuses on how medieval people, particularly women, understood the human body and physicality within spiritual and theological contexts, highlighting female piety and the role of women in late-medieval Europe. She has received numerous honors and taught at Harvard, Washington, Columbia, and Princeton.