Cities of ladies : beguine communities in the medieval low countries, 1200-1565
- Type:
- boek
- Titel:
- Cities of ladies : beguine communities in the medieval low countries, 1200-1565
- Jaar:
- 2003
- Onderwerp:
- Beguines History
Church history
Monasticism and religious orders for women History
Benelux countries Church history - Taal:
- Engels
- Uitgever:
- Philadelphia (Pa.) : University of Pennsylvania press, 2003
- Plaatsnummer:
- DSMG.DOBEG.B.0001 (Documentatiecentrum voor Streekgeschiedenis Dr. Maurits Gysseling)
- ISBN:
- 0812218531
0812236041 - Paginering:
- XV, 335 p.: ill.
- Reeks:
- The middle ages series
- Samenvatting:
- Women, work, and religion in the southern Low Countries -- The southern Low Countries in the high and late Middle ages -- Household structure and gender -- Religious renewal and dissent before the Beguines -- Women as reformers and heretics -- Lambert le Bègue -- The formation of Beguinages -- Informal communities -- Formal communities -- The contemplative and the active life -- The withdrawal from the world -- Charity -- Teaching -- Manual work -- Saints and workers -- The social composition of Beguine communities -- Social and economic status -- Patrons of the Beguinages -- The success of a formula -- Conflict and coexistence -- The debate -- The inquiries -- The aftermath.
- Permalink:
- https://www.cageweb.be/catalog/cgw01:000849507
