Medieval Women Religious, c. 800-c. 1500: New Perspectives

Kimm Curran (Curatore)

Janet Burton (Curatore)

Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 2023

A multi-disciplinary re-evaluation of the role of women religious in the Middle Ages, both inside and outside the cloister. 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.

• Curatore: Kimm Curran, Janet Burton
• Editore: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
• Collana: Studies in the History of Medieval Religion
• Anno: 2023
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 278 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• Peso: 498 gr.
• EAN: 9781837650293

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