{"product_id":"legend-of-pope-joan-american","title":"Legend of Pope Joan (AMERICAN)","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eLegend of Pope Joan (AMERICAN)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003ePeter Stanford\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780805039108\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHenry Holt and Co.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1999\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eThe story of Pope Joan, an Englishwoman who disguised herself as a man and became pope in the middle of the ninth century, has seized people's imagination for over a thousand years. Despite dismissals of the tale as improbable - indeed, impossible - historical fantasy, the legend persists. Is the tale nothing more than folklore fed by Protestant propagandists determined to undermine the authority of the papacy? Or did Joan really exist, deceiving the authorities and becoming pope? As the controversy over women in the Catholic priesthood continues and the Church - which, until the Reformation, took the story of Pope Joan as gospel - plays down rumors that will not be quashed, it is time to look beyond the fantasy for facts. In this wide-ranging investigative account, reaching from secret histories to conspiracy theories, medieval carvings to tarot cards, transvestite saints to the tale of a pope giving birth in the street, Peter Stanford delivers a major piece of historical detective work that may convince even the staunchest of skeptics.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Henry Holt and Co.","offers":[{"title":"Legend of Pope Joan (AMERICAN) | Peter Stanford | Hardcover | 9780805039108 | Used: Like New | European History 1680186 (temp: 24)","offer_id":48918352724120,"sku":"1680186","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/817lOKOtwBL.jpg?v=1776978979","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/legend-of-pope-joan-american","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}