History of Women in Christianity to 1600

Informationen zum Autor HANNAH MATIS is Associate Professor of Church History at Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia, USA. Her areas of expertise include Carolingian biblical interpretation, late antiquity and medieval history, Reformation history, Anglican studies, the history of spirituality, and the religious experience of women within the Christian tradition. She is the author of The Song of Songs in the Early Middle Ages (2019). Klappentext An overarching history of women in the Christian Church from antiquity to the Reformation, perfect for advanced undergraduates and seminary students alikeA History of Women in Christianity to 1600 presents a continuous narrative account of women's engagement with the Christian tradition from its origins to the seventeenth century, synthesizing a diverse range of scholarship into a single, easily accessible volume. Locating significant individuals and events within their historical context, this well-balanced textbook offers an assessment of women's contributions to the development of Christian doctrine while providing insights into how structural and environmental factors have shaped women's experience of Christianity.Written by a prominent scholar in the field, the book addresses complex discourses concerning women and gender in the Church, including topics often ignored in broad narratives of Christian history. Students will explore the ways women served in liturgical roles within the church, the experience of martyrdom for early Christian women, how the social and political roles of women changed after the fall of Rome, the importance of women in the re-evangelization of Western Europe, and more. Through twelve chapters, organized chronologically, this comprehensive text:* Examines conceptions of sex and gender tracing back their roots to the Jewish, Hellenistic, and Roman culture* Provides a unique view of key women in the Church in the Middle Ages, including the rise of women's monasticism and the impact of the Inquisition* Compares and contrasts each of the major confessions of the Church during the Reformation* Explores lesser-known figures from beyond the Western European traditionA History of Women in Christianity to 1600 is an essential textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in Christian traditions, historical theology, religious studies, medieval history, Reformation history, and gender history, as well as an invaluable resource for seminary students and scholars in the field. Zusammenfassung An overarching history of women in the Christian Church from antiquity to the Reformation, perfect for advanced undergraduates and seminary students alikeA History of Women in Christianity to 1600 presents a continuous narrative account of women's engagement with the Christian tradition from its origins to the seventeenth century, synthesizing a diverse range of scholarship into a single, easily accessible volume. Locating significant individuals and events within their historical context, this well-balanced textbook offers an assessment of women's contributions to the development of Christian doctrine while providing insights into how structural and environmental factors have shaped women's experience of Christianity.Written by a prominent scholar in the field, the book addresses complex discourses concerning women and gender in the Church, including topics often ignored in broad narratives of Christian history. Students will explore the ways women served in liturgical roles within the church, the experience of martyrdom for early Christian women, how the social and political roles of women changed after the fall of Rome, the importance of women in the re-evangelization of Western Europe, and more. Through twelve chapters, organized chronologically, this comprehensive text:* Examines conceptions of sex and gender tracing back their roots to the Jewish, Hellenistic, and Roman culture* Provides a unique vie...

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 A History of Women in Christianity: An Introduction 1
 
References 8
 
2 Filling the Hungry with Good Things: Women in Christianity to 200 10
 
Named Women in the Letters of Paul 11
 
Jews and God-Fearing Women in Hellenistic Society 13
 
Women in the Pax Romana 16
 
Pauline Paradoxes: Defining the Body of the Christian Community 20
 
The Pastoral Epistles 23
 
Thecla, an Early Christian Superhero 24
 
Prophecy and Secret Knowledge: Women in Gnosticism and Montanism 26
 
References 29
 
3 From Agnes to Sant'Agnese: Women as Witnesses, 200-350 33
 
The Third-Century Crisis and the Transformation of the Empire 35
 
Martyrdom, Memory, and Place 36
 
Christiana sum: Women, Martyrdom, and Christian Identity 37
 
Martyrdom as Christian Genre Literature 39
 
Deaconesses, Missionaries, and Martyrs in the Provinces 40
 
Saints and Legends 42
 
Maria orans: Proclamation and Liturgy 43
 
The New Holy Places 45
 
Asceticism and the New Martyrs 47
 
Macrina and the Household Community 50
 
References 51
 
4 Romancing Stones: Women in Christianity, 350-500 55
 
Wars and Rumors of Wars 56
 
A Woman Alone 58
 
Women in Community 59
 
The Virgin and the Widow 61
 
The Ascetic Patroness 62
 
Everyday Saints 67
 
A Family of Helenas: Theodosian Women 70
 
References 75
 
5 Bridgeheads in the Early Medieval Kingdoms: Women at the Frontiers, 500-750 79
 
Rome Reunited? Theodora and Justinian 80
 
Presbyterae and Deaconesses in the Early Medieval West 82
 
Women in the Early Medieval Archipelago 83
 
A Golden Age for Women? 85
 
Women and Early Medieval Monasticism 86
 
Women and Insular Christianity 89
 
Gregory the Great's Correspondents 91
 
Queens of the Franks 93
 
The Abbesses of The Ecclesiastical History of the English People 96
 
References 97
 
6 Charlemagne's Daughters: Women, Empire, and Reform, 750-1050 101
 
The Rise of the Carolingians 103
 
Charlemagne and the World of the Carolingian Court 105
 
King Solomon's Wives 108
 
Women and the Benedictine Reform in England 110
 
The Triumph of Orthodoxy: Women Saints in Byzantium 112
 
Ottonian Queens 114
 
Women and the Gregorian Reform 116
 
References 117
 
7 New Learning, Old Problems: Women and the Reformations of the Twelfth Century, 1050-1200 122
 
Women and the Crusades 123
 
Clerical Identity and Lay Enthusiasm 125
 
The Empress and the Anglo-Normans 126
 
Sunday Daughters 129
 
Nuns and Priests: Men and Women Together 132
 
The World of the Cloister: Herrad and Hildegard 134
 
Héloïse and Abelard 138
 
References 141
 
8 Clare and Company: The Social Mystics, 1200-1300 145
 
The Boom-Time and the Poor 146
 
The Perfect and the Inquisition 148
 
Embracing Poverty 150
 
The Confessor and the Religious Woman 151
 
Women and the Cistercians 153
 
Beguines and Penitents 157
 
References 164
 
9 The Political Visionary, 1300-1500 169
 
The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Transformation 170
 
A Climate of Suspicion 172
 
Devotion in the Vernacular 173
 
The Angelic Speech of Bridget of Sweden 177
 
The Political Visionary: From Catherine of Siena to Joan of Arc 179
 
From Weeping to Preaching: Magdalene Spirituality 182
 
Sisters in a Common Life 185
 
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Produktdetails

• Autoren: H Matis, Hannah Matis, Hannah (Virginia Theological Seminary Matis
• Verlag: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9781119756613
• ISBN: 978-1-119-75661-3
• Seiten: 272
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; Geschichte, Christentum, Frauenforschung, Kulturwissenschaften, History, Cultural Studies, Geschichte des Christentums, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women and girls, Women's Studies, History of Christianity