Medieval women religious, c. 800-c. 1500: new perspectives
A multi-disciplinary re-evaluation of the role of women religious in the Middle Ages, both inside and outside the cloister.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Woodbridge
The Boydell Press
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Series/Journal: | Studies in the history of medieval religion
52 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Christianity
/ Women's religious order
/ Middle Ages
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B To 1500 B Women - Middle Ages B Women History Middle Ages, 500-1500 B Electronic books B Women Religious life History To 1500 B History B Women - Religious life |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | A multi-disciplinary re-evaluation of the role of women religious in the Middle Ages, both inside and outside the cloister. Front Cover -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Reform, Change, and Renewal: Women Religious in the Central Middle Ages, 800-1050 -- 2. New Movements of the Twelfth Century: Diversity, Belonging, and Order(s) -- 3. Change and Renewal: Mendicants and Tertiaries in Later Medieval Europe -- 4. On the Fringes: Anchorites -- 5. 'Quasi-religious': Vowesses -- 6. Authority and Agency: Women as Heads of Religious Houses -- 7. Women Religious, Secular Households: The Outside World and Crossing Boundaries in the Later Middle Ages -- 8. Literacies, Learning, and Communal Reform: The Case of Alijt Bake -- 9. Family and Friends: Gift-giving, Books,and Book Inscriptions in Women's Religious Communities -- 10. Communities of Medieval Religious Women and Their Landscapes -- 11. Materiality and Archaeology of Women Religious -- 12. Between Collective Memory and Individual Remembrance in Women's Religious Communities -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- Studies in the History of Medieval Religion. "This book addresses varied aspects of the lives and communities of medieval women religious in wester Europe." -- Introduction |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite [221]-245 |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 259 Seiten), Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-80010-899-8 |
