Women's Monasticism and Medieval Society : Nunneries in France and England, 890-1215 /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Venarde, Bruce L., 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1997.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Vrouwenkloosters.
Nonnen.
Monasticism and religious orders for women > Middle Ages.
Convents.
RELIGION > Monasticism.
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
Monachisme et ordres religieux feminins > Histoire > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Monasticism and religious orders for women > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Convents > Europe > History.
Europe.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"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
Physical Description:1 online resource (264 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781501717246

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