The Oldest Vocation : Christian Motherhood in the Medieval West /

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From the myth of Joan to the experiences of saints, nuns, and ordinary women, The Oldest Vocation brings to life both the richness and the troubling contradictions of Christian motherhood in medieval Europe.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Atkinson, Clarissa W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
To 1492
Motherhood > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Mothers > Religious life > Europe > History.
Mothers > Religious life > Europe.
Mères > Europe > Vie religieuse.
Maternité > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Motherhood > Religious aspects > Christianity
Mothers > Religious life
Social conditions
Europe > Social conditions > To 1492.
Europe > Conditions sociales > Jusqu'à 1492.
Europe
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. Christian Motherhood: "Who Is My Mother?"
  • 2. Physiological Motherhood: The Wandering Womb
  • 3. Spiritual Motherhood: Extraordinary Women in the Early Middle Ages
  • 4. Theological Motherhood: The Virgin Mother of God
  • 5. "Mother of Love, Mother of Tears": Holiness and Families in the Later Middle Ages
  • 6. Motherhood Reformed: The Parson's Wife and Her Children
  • 7. The Construction of Motherhood
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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