Women of the church :
the religious experience of monastic women /
Patricia M. Rumsey.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Blackrock, Co Dublin :
Columba Press,
2011.
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [274]-288) and index. Physical description: 296 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. more |
| ISBN: | 9781856077484 (pbk.) 1856077489 (pbk.) |
Table of Contents:
Early Christian attitudes to women : history and theology
The origins and significance of monastic life
Harlots and holy women : women's monasticism in the desert
"Virgin widows" and "virgin wives" : the late-classical model for holy women
Queens and slaves in the early medieval world : women's monasticism in England, Ireland and Gaul
"The privilege of having no privileges" : empresses and heiresses in medieval Europe
"Veni sponsa Christi" : medieval monastic mystics
"Preparing the new paradise" : monastic martyrs
Present day women's monasticism : the issue of enclosure
Conclusion.
Early Christian attitudes to women : history and theology
The origins and significance of monastic life
Harlots and holy women : women's monasticism in the desert
"Virgin widows" and "virgin wives" : the late-classical model for holy women
Queens and slaves in the early medieval world : women's monasticism in England, Ireland and Gaul
"The privilege of having no privileges" : empresses and heiresses in medieval Europe
"Veni sponsa Christi" : medieval monastic mystics
"Preparing the new paradise" : monastic martyrs
Present day women's monasticism : the issue of enclosure
Conclusion.