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• Winner of 1992 American Academy of Religion Award. 1992
• Winner of 1992 American Academy of Religion Award.</PrizeName> 1992
• Winner of <PrizeName>1992 American Academy of Religion Award.</PrizeName> 1992

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In 1188, the Benedictine monk Gervase of Canterbury wrote that, compared to the plodding chronicler, the historian proceeds diffusely and elegantly. On the strength of her writing style and her sophisticated, sensitive deployment of prodigious knowledge, Caroline Bynum is surely a historian by Gervase s standards... She provides an encouraging model for both historical endeavor and the management of an increasingly fragmented modern existence. Christopher Hughes , Voice Literary Supplement

In 1188, the Benedictine monk Gervase of Canterbury wrote that, compared to the plodding chronicler, 'the historian proceeds diffusely and elegantly.' On the strength of her writing style and her sophisticated, sensitive deployment of prodigious knowledge, Caroline Bynum is surely a historian by Gervase's standards.... She provides an encouraging model for both historical endeavor and the management of an increasingly fragmented modern existence. --Christopher Hughes, Voice Literary Supplement

"In 1188, the Benedictine monk Gervase of Canterbury wrote that, compared to the plodding chronicler, ""the historian proceeds diffusely and elegantly."" On the strength of her writing style and her sophisticated, sensitive deployment of prodigious knowledge, Caroline Bynum is surely a historian by Gervase""s standards... She provides an encouraging model for both historical endeavor and the management of an increasingly fragmented modern existence."" Christopher Hughes , Voice Literary Supplement"

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Caroline Walker Bynum is Professor of Medieval European History, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, and University Professor Emerita at Columbia University. She is the author of Fragmentation and Redemption: Essays on Gender and the Human Body in Medieval Religion and Metamorphosis and Identity, both published by Zone Books.

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