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

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