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The Beguines of Medieval Paris : Gender, Patronage, and Spiritual Authority /

This book reconstructs the history of beguine communities in one of medieval Europe's most vibrant and cosmopolitan cities: Paris. Drawing on an array of archival sources, Miller illuminates the important role beguines played in the economic, intellectual, and religious life of the city.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miller, Tanya Stabler (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Prud'homme and the Beguines: Louis IX and the foundation fo the Beguinage of Paris
  • The world of the Beguinage
  • Beguines, silk and the city
  • Masters and pastors: Sorbonne scholars, Beguines, and religious instruction
  • Religious education and spiritual collaboration at the Beguinage of Paris
  • "There are among us women called Beguines"
  • The King's Beguines
  • Appendix. Beguines whose occupations are known
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.