Title Women's monasticism and medieval society : nunneries in France and England, 890-1215 / Bruce L. Venarde

Published Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1997

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 243 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents The expansion of female monasticism in the Central Middle Ages -- The old-fashioned way: Foundations in the tenth and eleventh centuries -- Nunneries in the Age of Change, circa 1080-circa 1170 -- Social and economic contexts in the eleventh and twelfth centuries -- The end of an era, circa 1170-circa 1215 Summary "In this innovative and engaging work, Bruce L. Venarde uncovers a largely unknown story of women's religious lives and puts female monasticism in the mainstream of medieval ecclesiastical history. Venarde deftly interweaves narrative and statistical data to describe in broad historical context the multiplication of French and English nunneries during the central Middle Ages."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-233) and indexes Notes Print version record Subject Convents -- Europe -- History Monasticism and religious orders for women -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500. RELIGION -- Institutions & Organizations. RELIGION -- Monasticism. Convents Monasticism and religious orders for women -- Middle Ages Nonnen. Vrouwenkloosters. Europe Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781501717246 1501717243

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