Ruling the spirit: women, liturgy, and dominican reform in late medieval germany
Auteur :
Jones, CJ
Éditeur :
University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN :
9780812249552
Date de publication :
26 oct. 2017
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Paper over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In Ruling the Spirit, Claire Taylor Jones revises the narrative of women's involvement in the German Dominican order arguing that Dominican women did not lose their piety and literacy in the fifteenth century, as is commonly believed but, instead, were encouraged to reframe their practice around the observance of the Divine Office.