Hild of Whitby and the Ministry of Women in the Anglo-Saxon World
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9781978700666
Subjects: Great britain, biography; Christian women; Women saints; Monasticism and religious orders for women; Great britain, church history, 449-1066
Description: "This book sets the life of Hild of Whitby in the context of early monasticism, with a special focus on Anglo-Saxon England. It uncovers the sacramental, liturgical, and governing responsibilities of the abbess before her leadership roles were systematically withdrawn and then written out of history"--