Women of God and arms : female spirituality and political conflict, 1380-1600 /

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Warren explores the political dimensions of the religious practices of women in the later medieval and early modern periods, from St. Colette of Corbie to Isabel of Castile to English nuns exiled during the reign of Elizabeth I.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Warren, Nancy Bradley
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
To 1599
Christian women > Religious life > Europe > History > To 1500.
Christian women > Political activity > Europe > History > To 1500.
Christian women > Religious life > Europe > History > 16th century.
Christian women > Political activity > Europe > History > 16th century.
Chrétiennes > Activité politique > Europe > Histoire > 16e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Christian women > Religious life
Politischer Konflikt
Politik
Frau
Spiritualität
Europe > Church history > 600-1500.
Europe > Church history > 16th century.
Europe > Histoire religieuse > 476-1492.
Europe > Histoire religieuse > 16e siècle.
Europe
Europa
Church history
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Monastic politics
  • Strategic saints and diplomatic devotions
  • The sword and the cloister
  • Religion and female rule
  • The mystic, the monarch, and the persistence of "the medieval"
  • Dissolution, diaspora, and defining Englishness
  • Conclusion: The power of the past.

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