Dark age nunneries : the ambiguous identity of female monasticism, 800-1050 - Vanderputten, Steven (Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Monastic and religious life of women -- Europe -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.; Monasticism and religious orders for women -- Europe -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.; Convents -- Europe -- History -- To 1500.; Europe -- Church history -- 600-1500.; Convents; Monastic and religious life of women -- Middle Ages; Monasticism and religious orders for women -- Middle Ages; Europe; RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations; RELIGION / Monasticism; To 1500; Church history; History; Electronic books