female monasticism from the fifth to the fifteenth centuries
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Hamburger, Jeffrey F. > (ed.)
- Creator
- Marti, Susan > (ed.)
- Creator
- Bynum, Caroline Walker > (forew.)
- Contributor
- Schreiner, Klaus
- Publish Year
- 2008
- Shelfmark
- DUI 8 2008
- Thesaurus
- religieuze gemeenschappen, religieuzen, liturgie, riten, heiligen, pastoraat, architectuur, beeldende kunsten, vrouwbeelden, fondsen, historiografie, Duitsland, Frankrijk, Italië, Verenigd Koninkrijk, middeleeuwen
- Description
- This collection of essays offers a broad introduction to the history and visual culture of female monasticism in the Middle Ages, from the earliest communities of Late Antiquity to the Reformation. Scholars from different disciplines offer a wide range of perspectives, placing the art, architecture, literature, liturgy, religious practices, and economic foundations of these communities within a wide historical and cultural context.