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Autore |
Brasher Sally Mayall <1961-, > |
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Titolo |
Women of the Humiliati : a lay religious order in medieval civic life / / Sally Mayall Brasher |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-88825-6 |
1-280-06371-8 |
0-203-01171-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (161 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in medieval history and culture ; ; v. 19 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Humiliati |
Monastic and religious life of women - Italy - History - Middle Ages, 500-1500 |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-140) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE02; TITLE01; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION AND HISTORIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER TWO THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE HUMILIATI; CHAPTER THREE GENDER COMPOSITION OF THE HUMILIATI; CHAPTER FOUR THE SOCIAL COMPOSITION OF THE HUMILIATI; CHAPTER FIVE THE HUMILIATI AS "HUMBLE WEAVERS"; CHAPTER SIX EVIDENCE OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND CHARITY; CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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