Medieval English Nunneries - C.1275 to 1535

Klappentext A fascinating study of medieval English convents! showing their ideals! lifestyle! organisation! relationships inside and outside the cloister! and failings. Zusammenfassung This 1922 study of medieval English convents broke new ground by examining an aspect of medieval life that had been largely ignored! owing to the relative lack of sources. Power shows that most nuns were of upper and middle class! living under light discipline and not immune to scandals. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The novice; 2. The head of the house; 3. Worldly goods; 4. Monastic housewives; 5. Financial difficulties; 6. Education; 7. Routine and reaction; 8. Private life and private property; 9. Fish out of water; 10. The world in the cloister; 11. The olde daunce; 12. The machinery of reform; 13. The nun in medieval literature; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Eileen Power, Power Eileen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2010
• EAN: 9781108017145
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01714-5
• No. of pages: 762
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Medieval History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; CE period up to c 1500, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, History and Archaeology