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Equal in Monastic Profession : Religious Women in Medieval France (Women in Culture and Society Series)
Equal in Monastic Profession Religious Women in Medieval France - Women in Culture and Society Series
Author: Penelope D. Johnson
In this study of the manner in which medieval nuns lived, Penelope Johnson challenges facile stereotypes of nuns living passively under monastic rule, finding instead that collectively they were empowered by their communal privileges and status to think and act without many of the subordinate attitudes of secular women. In the words of one abbes...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226401850
ISBN-10: 0226401855
Publication Date: 5/28/1991
Pages: 310
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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