Mulieres Religiosae: Shaping Female Spiritual Authority in the Medieval and Early Modern Periods

Contributor(s): Fraeters, Veerle (Editor), de Gier, Imke (Editor)

ISBN: 9782503549125

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Hardcover

$138.00

Pub Date: September 3, 2014

Dewey: 270

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.90" H x 9.40" L x 6.40" W ( 1.55 lbs) 331 pages

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Series: Europa Sacra

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Description: Through twelve case studies covering different regions in Europe, this volume considers the nuances of what constituted female spiritual authority, how it was acquired and manifested by religious women, and how it evolved from the high Middle Ages to the Early Modern period.