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Mary Beth Long's research investigates the representation and cultural significance of Marian maternity within late-medieval England, with a particular focus on manuscript studies. Her work examines how theological concepts and devotional practices related to the Virgin Mary's motherhood were depicted and transmitted through texts like the Vernon Manuscript and in penitential manuals. Long also explores broader historical and contemporary themes of policing pregnant bodies, drawing connections from ancient Greece to post-Roe America. Her scholarship includes analyses of penitential literature, tracing its evolution from "Ancrene Wisse" to the "Parson's Tale."
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- h-index: 3
- Publications: 34
- Citations: 16
Selected Publications
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The Birth of Mary’s Touch in the Vernon Manuscript (2025)
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:<i>Manuals for Penitents in Medieval England: From “Ancrene Wisse” to the “Parson’s Tale.”</i> (2025)
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:<i>Policing Pregnant Bodies from Ancient Greece to Post-Roe America</i> (2024)
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‘Woful womman, confortlees’ : Failed maternity and maternal grief as feminist issues (2023)
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- Rethinking the Legacies of Marian Maternity
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