The profession of widowhood : widows, pastoral care, and medieval models of holiness /

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"The profession of widowhood explores how the idea of 'true' widowhood was central to pre-modern ideas concerning marriage and of female identity more generally. The medieval figure of the Christian vere vidua or 'good' widow evolved from and reinforced ancient social and re...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Walter, Katherine Clark (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, [2018]
Subjects:
To 1500
Widows > Religious life > History > To 1500.
Widowhood > Europe > History > To 1500.
RELIGION > Christian Life > Social Issues.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Widowhood
Widows > Religious life
Europe
History
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