Women of the Church
Rumsey, Patricia M
Women of the Church THe Religious Experience of Monastic Women - Dublin Columba Press 2011 - 296p
includes index and biblioraphy
Early christian attitude to women-history and theology...........28 The origins and significance of monastic life.........48 Harlots and holy women.......81 virgin widows and virgin wives.......99 Queens and slaves in the early medieval world..........126 The privilege of having no privileges.......................154 Medieval monastic mystics..............186 Preparing the new paradise.......211 Present day women`s monasticism.........239
9781856077484 1296
K57.2 / R869
Women of the Church THe Religious Experience of Monastic Women - Dublin Columba Press 2011 - 296p
includes index and biblioraphy
Early christian attitude to women-history and theology...........28 The origins and significance of monastic life.........48 Harlots and holy women.......81 virgin widows and virgin wives.......99 Queens and slaves in the early medieval world..........126 The privilege of having no privileges.......................154 Medieval monastic mystics..............186 Preparing the new paradise.......211 Present day women`s monasticism.........239
9781856077484 1296
K57.2 / R869