Choosing not to marry : women and autonomy in the Katherine Group / Julie Hassel.
| Author/creator | Hassel, Julie Bond, 1969- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, 2002. |
| Description | xii, 140 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in medieval history and culture Studies in medieval history and culture. ^A471288 |
| Contents | The Katherine Group in context. Gender and the study of medieval spirituality -- Jerome and the freedom of not marrying -- Peter Abelard and twelfth-century clerical misogamy -- Monastic life in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Virginity and women's opportunities in Hali Meidhad. Hali Meidhad as devotional literature -- Autonomy for women in Hali Meidhad -- The saints' lives. Katherine -- Margaret -- Juliana -- Reading a wife in Sawles Warde. Feminist approaches to Sawles Warde -- The household as soul -- Inner and outer in Ancrene Wisse -- The wife in Sawles Warde. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-137) and index. |
| LCCN | 2002002578 |
| ISBN | 0415937841 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PR275.W6 H37 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |