Superior women: medieval female authority in Poitiers' Abbey of Sainte-Croix
This work tells the story of how the abbesses of the monastery of Sainte-Croix in Poitiers, France gained the respect and support of powerful male officials, such as the king and the pope, throughout the Middle Ages, primarily by drawing upon the strategies for winning support of Saint Radegund, a s...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford New York
Oxford University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Edition: | First edition |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Abbaye Sainte-Croix (Poitiers)
/ Woman
/ Abbess
/ Power
/ History
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| IxTheo Classification: | KCA Monasticism; religious orders |
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| Summary: | This work tells the story of how the abbesses of the monastery of Sainte-Croix in Poitiers, France gained the respect and support of powerful male officials, such as the king and the pope, throughout the Middle Ages, primarily by drawing upon the strategies for winning support of Saint Radegund, a sixth century queen and founder of the monastery |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 271-308 |
| ISBN: | 0198837925 |