Monastic Women and Religious Orders in Late Medieval Bologna

ISBN-13: 9781107639706 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 274 str.

Sherri Franks Johnson

Opis

Sherri Franks Johnson explores the roles of religious women in the changing ecclesiastical and civic structure of late medieval Bologna.

Recenzje

'Sherri Franks Johnson's book provides us with a lucid trajectory into the complex dynamics of conventual life in late medieval Bologna, defining the place of local female religious communities within their orders and the church … undoubtedly a significant contribution to our understanding of the historical place of religious women in late medieval Italy, portraying them as engaged participants in the spiritual development of their orders, civic communities, and of the church at large.' Giancarla Periti, Speculum

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. New foundations in the thirteenth century; 2. New religious orders; 3. Convents and religious orders; 4. Nunneries and civic life; 5. Movement into the city; 6. Peaceful unions and 'hostile takeovers'; Conclusion.