Ordering women’s lives: penitentials and nunnery rules in the early medieval west
Auteur :
Smith, Julie Ann
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781859282380
Date de publication :
19 nov. 2001
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
940 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This text aims to take an innovative approach to the study of the penitentials and nunnery rules and the ways in which these texts impinged upon the lives of female audiences. It emphasizes the importance of the texts for the promotion of Christian values and appropriate female behaviour.