Women of the church : the religious experience of monastic women
2011, 1st edition. Blackrock, Co Dublin : Columba Press. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #416358
Physical description: 296 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [274]-288) and index. Contents: Early Christian attitudes to women : history and theology -- The origins and significance of monastic life -- Harlots and holy women : women's monasticism in the desert -- "Virgin widows" and "virgin wives" : the late-classical model for holy women -- Queens and slaves in the early medieval world : women's monasticism in England, Ireland and Gaul -- "The privilege of having no privileges" : empresses and heiresses in medieval Europe -- "Veni sponsa Christi" : medieval monastic mystics -- "Preparing the new paradise" : monastic martyrs -- Present day women's monasticism : the issue of enclosure -- Conclusion. Subjects: Monasticism and religious orders for women; Monastic and religious life of women.
Price: €35.00