Women and religion in medieval and renaissance italy
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226066394
Date de publication :
15 juil. 1996
Dimensions :
2,2 x 1,7 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
539 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This work shows how women between the 12th and 16th centuries were able to carve out areas of influence by exploiting the institutional church and by manipulating religious precepts. Contributors argue that women's participation in religious life offered them access to power in all its forms.