The Myth of Pope Joan
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In the ninth century, a brilliant young woman named Joan disguised herself as a man so that she could follow her lover into the then-exclusively male world of scholarship. She proved so successful that she ascended the Catholic hierarchy in Rome and was eventually elected pope. Her pontificate lasted two years, until she became pregnant and died after giving birth during a public procession from the Vatican. Or so the legend goes-a legend...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0226067459
ISBN13:9780226067452
Release Date:May 2001
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:400 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"
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