Sisters in Arms Catholic Nuns Through Two Millennia

Name: Sisters in Arms Catholic Nuns Through Two Millennia
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ISBN: 9780674809857

ISBN-10: 0674809858

ISBN-13: 9780674809857

Edition: 1996

Authors: Jo Ann Kay McNamara

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Jo Ann McNamara's Sisters in Arms pays tribute to the women who over the millennia have laboured in prayer and service, and struggled to achieve greater recognition and authority, in the face of great opposition, for all women.

Book details

List price: $47.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 2/11/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 768
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.17" long x 1.97" tall
Weight: 2.684
Language: English

Jo Ann Kay McNamara was Professor of History at Hunter College and at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York.



Preface


Introduction: Chastity and Female Identity


The Roman Empire


The Apostolic Life Cult and Countercult


The Discipline of The Desert


The Early Middle Ages


The Power of Prayer


The Frontier Outpost


The Bonds of CAstimony Family Ties


The World, The Flesh, and The Devil


The High Middle Ages


The Imitation of Christ Cura Mulierum Disordered Women


The Alchemy of Mysticism


The Tears of The Magdalene


The Early Modern Era Regular Lives Defenders of The Faith Martha's Part


The Mystical Regiment


The Sweetness of Life Modern Times Culture Wars


The Feminine Apostolate Conclusion: Toward a Third Millennium


Notes


Bibliography


Index