Women of the Humiliati: Lay Religious Order in Medieval Civic Life - Couverture rigide

Livre 10 sur 88: Studies in Medieval History and Culture

Brasher, Sally

 
9780415966344: Women of the Humiliati: Lay Religious Order in Medieval Civic Life

Synopsis

This book examines the contribution of women to the Humiliati movement, providing original archival evidence indicating that women dominated the group's membership. These findings have implications for both women's spirituality and women's work, correcting the received opinion that the patriarchal nature of Italian society and of the church limited the institutional options available to women. It also suggests that women found innovative ways to participate in the increasingly restrictive textile industry of the region. This work provides a glimpse at the novel ways in which women in medieval Italy were able to satisfy their spiritual and economic needs within the confines of a male-dominated church and society.

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Sally Brasher

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9780415803465: Women of the Humiliati

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ISBN 10 :  0415803462 ISBN 13 :  9780415803465
Editeur : Routledge, 2009
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