Women and spiritual equality in Christian tradition
By: Patricia Ranft.
Edition: 1st paperback ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
Subjects: Women in Christianity -- History; Spirituality -- History; Equality -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-301) and index.
Table of contents: title: The spiritual nature of woman in Scripture and early Christian writings; title: Women in early Christian communities; title: Fourth-century theologians; title: Fourth-century women; title: Devotional life and Mary in late antiquity; title: Early medieval saints East and West; title: Early medieval monasticism and Church life; title: The High Middle Ages: hermits and scholars; title: The new spirituality and medieval culture; title: Late medieval mysticism and the devotio moderna; title: Women in late medieval sermons, literature, and the arts; title: Reformation, Counter-Reformation, and Enlightenment opinions of women.