New Encyclopedia Highlights Medieval Women's Writing Around the World - Medievalists.net

"For too long, medieval women's voices have been dismissed as rare exceptions or erased entirely from literary history. Our encyclopedia shows that women across the globe were poets, storytellers, translators and scribes who shaped the cultural landscape of their time. Their words speak to us today about love, loss, power, faith and resistance in ways that feel strikingly contemporary."

"The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Medieval Women's Writing in the Global Middle Ages was published last month and presents itself as the first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to women's writing across continents between 500 and 1500 CE. It has over 340 entries, detailing writers as well as women who were translators, scribes, patrons, compilers, and commissioners."

The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Medieval Women's Writing in the Global Middle Ages is the first encyclopedia exclusively devoted to women's writing across continents during the medieval period. Containing over 340 entries, it documents not only writers but also translators, scribes, patrons, compilers, and commissioners. The work intentionally expands beyond the traditional Western European canon to include diverse figures and topics such as Arabic women's medicine, Cairo Geniza letters, Korean Kisaeng Sijo poetry, and writers like Persian poet Rabe'ah Balkhi and Ethiopian saint Krəstos Sämra. This comprehensive reference work demonstrates that medieval women globally were active cultural producers whose contributions shaped their societies and whose words remain relevant today.

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