Catholic Nuns and Sisters in a Secular Age - Britain, 194590

This is the first in-depth study of post-war female religious life. Rooted in the lived experiences of women religious in Britain, it explores British modernity, the social movements of the long 1960s and the Second Vatican Council, while acknowledging transnational relationships and global interconnectivities within and across national divides.

About the author

Carmen M. Mangion is a Lecturer at Birkbeck College, University of London

Summary

This is the first in-depth study of post-war female religious life. Rooted in the lived experiences of women religious in Britain, it explores British modernity, the social movements of the long 1960s and the Second Vatican Council, while acknowledging transnational relationships and global interconnectivities within and across national divides. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Carmen M. Mangion, Mangion Carmen M.
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781526156068
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-5606-8
• No. of pages: 344
• Series: Gender in History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; European History, RELIGION / History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Women, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Christianity, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Religion, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Gender studies: women, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Gender studies: women and girls, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Religious communities and monasticism, Christian communities & monasticism