Leadership in medieval English nunneries / Valerie G. Spear.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spear, Valerie.

Series:

Studies in the history of medieval religion 0955-2480 ; v. 24.

Studies in the history of medieval religion, 0955-2480 ; v. 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abbesses, Christian--England--History--To 1500.

Abbesses, Christian.

Abbesses, Christian--England--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

History.

England.

Physical Description:

xix, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2005.

Contents:

1 The Meaning of Leadership in the Medieval English Nunnery 1

2 Leadership and Lineage 20

3 Guardians of the Brides (care of the female religious by bishops, archbishops and their representatives) 41

4 The Lady and the Monarchs (the relations of the abbess or prioress with king and pope) 59

5 The Distaff and the Crosier (balancing financial and spiritual responsibilities) 91

6 The Clerical View (interpretations of episcopal reports) 116

7 Shifting Perspectives (secular views of the nunnery superiors) 137

8 Epilogue (preparations for the Dissolution and reaction to its demands) 169

Appendix A List of nunneries and incomes 193

Appendix B List of nunnery superiors 197

Appendix C Election procedures at Wilton 215

Appendix D Eulogy for Euphemia of Wherwell 217.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-231) and index.

ISBN:

1843831503

OCLC:

57579324