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Equal in Monastic Profession

Religious Women in Medieval France [Paperback]

by Penelope D. Johnson

    • Author

      Penelope D. Johnson

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      The University of Chicago Press

    • Published

      February 1994

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      In this study of the manner in which medieval nuns lived, Penelope Johnson challenges facile stereotypes of nuns living passively under monastic rule, finding instead that collectively they were empowered by their communal privileges and status to think and act without many of the subordinate attitudes of secular women. In the words of one abbess comparing nuns with monks, they were "different as to their sex but equal in their monastic profession." Johnson researched more than two dozen nunneries in northern France from the eleventh century through the thirteenth century, balancing a qualitative reading of medieval monastic documents with a quantitative analysis of a lengthy thirteenth-century visitation record which allows an important comparison of nuns and monks. A fascinating look at the world of medieval spirituality, this work enriches our understanding of women's role in premodern Europe and in church history.

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      • Author

        Penelope D. Johnson

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        The University of Chicago Press

      • Published

        February 1994

      • Edition

        New edition

      • Weight

        427g

      • Page Count

        310

      • Dimensions

        156 x 230 x 19 mm

      • ISBN

        9780226401867

      • ISBN-10

        0226401863

      • Eden Code

        1190784

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      • Author/Creator: Penelope D. Johnson

      • ISBN: 9780226401867

      • Publisher: The University of Chicago Press

      • Release Date: February 1994

      • Weight: 427g

      • Dimensions: 156 x 230 x 19 mm

      • Eden Code: 1190784


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