Women of the Humiliati - A Moral Response to Medieval Civic Life

This book examines the contribution of women to the Humiliati movement, providing original archival evidence indicating that women dominated the group's membership. These findings have implications for both women's spirituality and women's work, correcting the received opinion that the patriarchal nature of Italian society and of the church limited the institutional options available to women. It also suggests that women found innovative ways to participate in the increasingly restrictive textile industry of the region. This work provides a glimpse at the novel ways in which women in medieval Italy were able to satisfy their spiritual and economic needs within the confines of a male-dominated church and society.

List of contents

List of Tables List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations I. INTRODUCTION AND HISTIOGRAPHY II. THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE HUMILIATI III. GENDER COMPOSITION OF THE HUMILIATI IV. THE SOCIAL COMPOSITION OF THE HUMILIATI V. THE HUMILIATI AS HUMBLE WEAVERS VI. EVIDENCE OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND CHARITY VII. CONCLUSION Notes Bibliography Index

About the author

Sally Brasher

Product details

• Authors: Sally Brasher, Brasher Sally
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.08.2003
• EAN: 9780415966344
• ISBN: 978-0-415-96634-4
• No. of pages: 164
• Weight: 340 g
• Series: Studies in Medieval History and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; History, Cultural Studies, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, HISTORY / Social History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, RELIGION / Monasticism, HISTORY / Women, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Christianity, CE period up to c 1500, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women and girls, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Religious communities and monasticism