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Women's monasticism and medieval society : nunneries in France and England, 890-1215 /

"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 co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Venarde, Bruce L., 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1997.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"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
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xix, 243 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-233) and indexes.
ISBN:9781501717246
1501717243