Nouvelle acquisition : Medieval women religious, c. 800-c. 1500 : new perspectives

CURRAN Kimm (ed.), BURTON Janet (dir.)
Medieval women religious, c. 800-c. 1500 : new perspectives
Martlesham : The Boydell Press, 2025, 259 p.
Collection Studies in the history of medieval religion ; 2
ISBN 978-1-83765-029-3

EUR 1331

Résumé éditeur : 

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-exeamine the roles of women religieuses: their anthority and agency within their own communities ad the wider world; their leanring 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. (4e de couv.)

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