Hild of Whitby and the ministry of women in the Anglo-Saxon world
Introduction to Hild: a brilliant light in a dark age -- The Anglo-Saxon princess -- The forgotten women of early monasticism -- The Celts, Ireland, and Saint Patrick -- The Augustinian mission -- Hild embarks on the religious life -- Life in Hild's monasteries -- Hild the confessor -- A window...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham
Rowman & Littlefield
[2019]
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hilda, Abbatissa 614-680
/ England
/ Woman
/ Church office
/ History 650-700
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages |
| Further subjects: | B
Christian women saints (England) Biography
B Hilda of Whitby, Saint (614-680) B England Church history 449-1066 B Abbesses, Christian (England) Biography B Monasticism and religious orders for women (England) History Middle Ages, 600-1500 |
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| Summary: | Introduction to Hild: a brilliant light in a dark age -- The Anglo-Saxon princess -- The forgotten women of early monasticism -- The Celts, Ireland, and Saint Patrick -- The Augustinian mission -- Hild embarks on the religious life -- Life in Hild's monasteries -- Hild the confessor -- A window onto ancient liturgies -- Hild the overseer -- Whitby: at the origins of English poetry -- Underlying tensions come to a head -- The Synod of Whitby -- The aftermath -- Hild departs this life -- Hild and Aelffled -- Further developments -- The untold story. "This book sets the life of Hild of Whitby in the context of early monasticism, with a special focus on Anglo-Saxon England. It uncovers the sacramental, liturgical, and governing responsibilities of the abbess before her leadership roles were systematically withdrawn and then written out of history"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1978700660 |