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Bodily Changes And Women Analysis

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. He neglects to correlate this form of mothering to anything deeper, such as “punishing, educating or giving birth”. This emphasis on women’s bodily functions strips women of any other aspects of importance. Bynum goes on to mention, “when we study medieval miracles, we note that miraculous abstinence and extravagant Eucharistic visions tend to occur together and are frequently accompanied by miraculous bodily changes. Such changes are found almost exclusively in women” (3). Again, here is this correlation between “bodily changes” and “women”. God exercises his power over women when he performs these miracles to tweak aspects of women’s bodies. Quenching Christina’s hunger, God comes across to Christina as a hero for saving her. From
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