... of Jesus, Mary, and the angels permits connections between different sermons that together shed light on Juana’s original theological interventions. Copyright © 2018 by Duke University Press 2018 Juana de la Cruz visionary sermons transgender sexuality gender performance angelology...

... an ascendant cultural model, that of traditional con- ventual life, to better their own lot in life. This process of appropriation occurred during late medieval Avignon’s papal residency within the context of male authority attempting to control the dangers of female sexuality. In order to rein...

... and Partonopeu continues to exist in his strange parallel world, unseen by and not seeing the people of her father’s court and kingdom. In a second visit, however, he brings a torch to shed light on her beautiful features. This is, of course, a strangely transgendered version of the Cupid and Psyche...