Guidance for Women in Twelfth-Century Convents

Name: Guidance for Women in Twelfth-Century Convents
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ISBN: 9781843842958

ISBN-10: 1843842955

ISBN-13: 9781843842958

Edition: 2012

Authors: Vera Morton, Jocelyn Wogan-Browne

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These translated letters and texts composed for younger and older women in twelfth-century convents illuminate the powerful medieval ideals of virginity and chastity. They show that the literature of virginity and chastity could offer a wide range of role models and precedents for women in the medieval church, both in their spiritual formation and in the practical concerns of their monastic lives. Abelard's history of women's roles in the church and his letter on women's education, both written for Heloise in her work as abbess, are seen here alongside previously untranslated letters and texts for abbesses and nuns in England and France. Osbert of Clare, Goscelin of St Bertin and the women…

Book details

List price: $37.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer, Limited
Publication date: 3/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 213
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.50" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.594