| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 259 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Studies in the history of medieval religion, 0955-2480 ; 52 |
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Studies in the history of medieval religion ; 52.
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| 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 |
| Summary |
"Medieval women found diverse ways of expressing their religious aspirations: within the cloister as members of monastic and religious orders, within the world as vowesses, or between the two as anchorites. Via a range of disciplinary approaches, from history, archaeology, literature, and the visual arts, the essays in this volume challenge received scholarly narratives and re-examine the roles of women religious: their authority and agency within their own communities and the wider world; their learning and literacy; place in the landscape; and visual culture. Overall, they highlight the impact of women on the world around them, the significance of their presence in communities, and the experiences and legacies they left behind"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Kimm Curran is an independent researcher. Her expertise is in communities of women religious in Scotland, medieval women's monastic landscapes and heritage, and prosopography. Janet Burton is Professor of Medieval History at University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter and the author of many books and articles on monastic history |
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Print version record |
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Women -- Religious life -- History -- To 1500
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Monastic and religious life of women -- Europe -- History -- To 1500
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Women -- History -- Middle Ages, 500-1500.
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Monastic and religious life of women
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Women -- Middle Ages
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Women -- Religious life
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Curran, Kimm, editor.
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Burton, Janet (Medievalist), editor.
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| ISBN |
9781800108981 |
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1800108982 |
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9781800108998 |
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1800108990 |
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