The afterlife of Pope Joan deploying the Popess legend in early modern England - Rustici, Craig M., 1964-; ebrary, Inc. (Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2006)
Debating Joan: images, ceremony, and the gelded text -- Comparing Joan: the whore of Babylon and the virgin queen -- Diagnosing Joan: the hermaphrodite hypothesis -- Canonizing Joan: necromancy, papacy, and the reformation of the book -- Playing Joan: popish plots in the Theatre Royal.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-196) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Catholic Church -- England -- History; Joan (Legendary Pope); Church history -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.; Women -- History -- Middle Ages, 500-1500.; Popes -- Legends; Electronic books