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Cities of ladies : Beguine communities in the medieval low countries, 1200-1565 /

"The definitive study. ... A learned, lively, and highly readable book, now the essential introduction to the subject."--Choice

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Simons, Walter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2001]
Colección:Middle Ages series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Women, Work, and Religion in the Southern Low Countries
  • The Southern Low Countries in the High and Late Middle Ages
  • Household Structure and Gender
  • Religious Renewal and Dissent Before the Beguines
  • Women as Reformers and Heretics
  • Lambert le Begue
  • The Formation of Beguinages
  • Informal Communities
  • Formal Communities
  • The Contemplative and the Active Life
  • The Withdrawal from the World
  • Charity
  • Teaching
  • Manual Work
  • Saints and Workers
  • The Social Composition of Beguine Communities
  • Social and Economic Status
  • Patrons of the Beguinages
  • The Success of a Formula
  • Conflict and Coexistence
  • The Debate
  • The Inquiries
  • The Aftermath
  • Repertory of Beguine Communities
  • Population of Select Court Beguinages.