Dark age nunneries : the ambiguous identity of female monasticism, 800-1050 /

Vanderputten, Steven,

Dark age nunneries : the ambiguous identity of female monasticism, 800-1050 / Steven Vanderputten. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies 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

2017039896


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.


Electronic Books.

BX4220 / .D375 2018