Maria Giuseppina Muzzarelli | Joan of Arc: a woman in arms

È a girl, but fights like a man; è a Christian virgin, but wears men's clothes; she feels a direct relationship with God, but does not recognise the mediation of the Church. Venerated as a saint, she has become a myth, and not only for the French. Many questions remain, however, about this young woman in arms who was burnt at the stake at the age of 19.

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Maria Giuseppina Muzzarelli has taught Medieval History, History of Cities and History and Cultural Heritage of Fashion at the University of Bologna. He works on the history of mentality and society. His publications include: Fishermen of men. Preachers and squares at the end of the Middle Ages (2005); Un’italiana alla corte di Francia. Christine de Pizan intellectual and woman (new edition 2017); A capo coperto. Stories of women and veils (new edition 2018); The rules of luxury. Appearances and everyday life from the Middle Ages to the modern age (2020). For Laterza è author of In the Hands of Women. Nutrire, guarire, avvelenare dal Medioevo a oggi (2013), Madri, madri mancate, quasi madri. Six medieval stories (2021) and The señora. Life and Adventures of Gracia Nasi (2024).

At the end of the meeting, the author will be available to the public for the signacopie.

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