Women's Monasticism and Medieval Society
Subtitle: Nunneries in France and England, 890-1215
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: May 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780801486159
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1000 to c 1500; British & Irish history: c 500 to c 1000; Christian communities & monasticism; European history: c 500 to c 1500; Social history; c 1000 CE to c 1500; c 500 CE to c 1000 CE; Sociology; Social Science; England; Europe; Medieval; Monasticism; Women's Studies - History; Women's Studies - General
First sentence: Monasticisrn occupies a central but anomalous place in the history of the Middle Ages.