Women of the Church

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ISBN: 9781856077484 | 1856077489
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 2/15/2012

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This book's central argument is that monastic women's insight into their own way of life is largely ignored,, and therefore they are not treated by ecclesiastical authorities as if they can organize their own lives in the same way as monastic men.

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Abbreviations	p. 6
Foreword	p. 7
Introduction	p. 9

Early Christian Attitudes to Women - History and Theology	p. 28
The Origins and Significance of Monastic Life	p. 48

Harlots and Holy Women - Women's Monasticism in the Desert	p. 81
'Virgin Widows' and 'Virgin Wives' -The Late-classical Model for Holy Women	p. 99
Queens and Slaves in the Early Medieval World -Women's Monasticism in England, Ireland and Gaul	p. 126
ÆThe Privilege of Having No Privileges' -Empresses and Heiresses in Medieval Europe	p. 154
'Veni Sponsa Christi' - Medieval Monastic Mystics	p. 186
'Preparing the New Paradise' ù Monastic Martyrs	p. 211
Present Day Women's Monasticism - The Issue of Enclosure	p. 239
Conclusion	p. 265
Bibliography	p. 274
Index	p. 290
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