Gender and Christianity in medieval Europe: new perspectives

Convent ruins and Christian profession : toward a methodology for the history of religion and gender / Lisa Bitel -- Tertullian, the angelic life, and the bride of Christ / Dyan Elliot -- Flesh, two sexes, three genders? / Jacqueline Murray -- Thomas Aquinas's chastity belt : clerical masculini...

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Contributors: Bitel, Lisa M. 1958- (Editor) ; Lifshitz, Felice 1959- (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Philadelphia, Pa. University of Pennsylvania Press 2008
In:Year: 2008
Reviews:Gender and Christianity in medieval Europe. New perspectives. Edited by Lisa M. Bitel and Felice Lifshitz. (The Middle Ages.) Pp. vii+159 incl. 3 ills. Phildadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008. £26 (39.95). 978 0 8122 4069 6 (2010) (Ehrenschwendtner, Marie-Luise, 1958 -)
Series/Journal:The Middle Ages series
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Europe / Church / Gender-specific role / History 500-1500
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Europe Church history 600-1500
B Sex role Religious aspects Christianity
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Summary:Convent ruins and Christian profession : toward a methodology for the history of religion and gender / Lisa Bitel -- Tertullian, the angelic life, and the bride of Christ / Dyan Elliot -- Flesh, two sexes, three genders? / Jacqueline Murray -- Thomas Aquinas's chastity belt : clerical masculinity in medieval Europe / Ruth Mazo Karras -- Women's monasteries and sacred space : the promotion of saints' cults and miracles / Jane Tibbetts Schulenberg -- Priestly women, virginal men : litanies and their discontents / Felice Lifshitz
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-143) and index
ISBN:0812240693