Dark age nunneries : the ambiguous identity of female monasticism, 800-1050 /
Steven Vanderputten.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Setting the boundaries for legitimate experimentation -- Holy vessels, brides of Christ : ambiguous ninth-century realities -- Transitions, continuities, and the struggle for monastic lordship -- Reforms, "semi-reforms," and the silencing of women religious in the tenth century -- New beginnings -- Monastic ambiguities in the new millennium.
9781501715976 1501715976
22573/ctt1w0f66z JSTOR
2017039896
To 1500
Monastic and religious life of women--History--Europe--Middle Ages, 600-1500. Monasticism and religious orders for women--History--Europe--Middle Ages, 600-1500. Convents--History--Europe--To 1500. Convents. Monastic and religious life of women--Middle Ages. Monasticism and religious orders for women--Middle Ages. RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations RELIGION / Monasticism