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Medieval women religious, c. 800-c. 1500 : new perspectives / edited by Kimm Curran and Janet Burton.

Van Pelt Library BR195.W6 M43 2023
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Curran, Kimm, editor.
Burton, Janet (Medievalist), editor.
Series:
Studies in the history of medieval religion ; 52.
Studies in the history of medieval religion, 0955-2480 ; volume LII
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Monastic and religious life of women--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Women--Religious life--History--To 1500.
Women--History--Middle Ages, 500-1500.
Women--Middle Ages.
Women--Religious life.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
xvi, 259 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm.
Place of Publication:
Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY, USA : The Boydell Press, 2023.
Summary:
"This book addresses varied aspects of the lives and communities of medieval women religious in wester Europe." -- Introduction.
Contents:
Reform, change, and renewal : women religious in the Central Middle Ages, 800-1050 / Steven Vanderputten
New movements of the twelfth century : diversity, belonging, and order(s) / Katharine Sykes
Change and renewal : mendicants and tertiaries in Later Medieval Europe / Alison More
On the fringes : anchorites / Cate Gunn
'Quasi-religious' : vowesses / Laura Richmond
Authority and agency : women as heads of religious houses / Elizabeth A. Lehfeldt
Women religious, secular households : the outside world and crossing boundaries in the Later Middle Ages / Rachel M.Delman
Literacies, learning and communal reform : the case of Alijt Bake / Diana Denissen
Family and friends : gift-giving, books, and book inscriptions in women's religious communities / Sara Charles
Communities of Medieval religious women and their landscapes / Yvonne Seale
Materiality and archaeology of women religious / Tracy Collins
Between collective memory and individual remembrance in women's religious communities / Mercedes Pérez Vidal.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-245) and index.
British Library not licensed to copy 0.
ISBN:
9781837650293
1837650292
OCLC:
1370611020

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