Veiled Women - Volume Ii: Female Religious Communities in England, 8711066

There is no published account of the history of religious women in England before the Norman Conquest. Yet, female saints and abbesses, such as Hild of Whitby or Edith of Wilton, are among the most celebrated women recorded in Anglo-Saxon sources and their stories are of popular interest. This book offers the first general and critical assessment of female religious communities in early medieval England. It transforms our understanding of the different modes of religious vocation and institutional provision and thereby gives early medieval women's history a new foundation.

List of contents

Contents: Introduction; Female religious communities in England, 871-1066; Bibliography; Index of Anglo-Saxon charters.

Summary

There is no published account of the history of religious women in England before the Norman Conquest. Yet, female saints and abbesses, such as Hild of Whitby or Edith of Wilton, are among the most celebrated women recorded in Anglo-Saxon sources and their stories are of popular interest. This book offers the first general and critical assessment of female religious communities in early medieval England. It transforms our understanding of the different modes of religious vocation and institutional provision and thereby gives early medieval women’s history a new foundation.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Foot, Foot Sarah
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.12.2024
• EAN: 9781138250864
• ISBN: 978-1-138-25086-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Studies in Early Medieval Britain and Ireland
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; England, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Monasticism, Christianity, History of Religion, Church history, c 500 to c 1000 CE, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Religious communities and monasticism, Religious communities & monasticism, Christian communities & monasticism