Monastic Women and Religious Orders in Late Medieval Bologna

Sherri Franks Johnson explores the roles of religious women in the changing ecclesiastical and civic structure of late medieval Bologna.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. New foundations in the thirteenth century; 2. New religious orders; 3. Convents and religious orders; 4. Nunneries and civic life; 5. Movement into the city; 6. Peaceful unions and 'hostile takeovers'; Conclusion.

About the author

Sherri Franks Johnson is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Riverside. Her research interests include the history of women's monasticism in the late Middle Ages and the veneration of Marian images in early modern Italy.

Summary

Sherri Franks Johnson explores the roles of religious women in the changing ecclesiastical and civic structures of late medieval Bologna, demonstrating how convents negotiated a place in their urban context and in the church at large.

Product details

• Authors: JOHNSO SHERRI FRANK, Sherri Franks Johnson, Sherri Franks (University of California Johnson, Johnson Sherri Franks
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781107639706
• ISBN: 978-1-107-63970-6
• No. of pages: 274
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Italy, Religion: general, History of Religion, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages