Guidance for Women in Twelfth-Century Convents by

Guidance for Women in Twelfth-Century Convents

Library of Medieval Women

with Vera Morton (Translator), Jocelyn Wogan-Browne (Translator)

213 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction gender history religion challenging informative medium-paced
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These translated letters and texts composed for younger and older women in twelfth-century convents illuminate the powerful medieval ideals of virginity and chastity. They show that the literature of virginity and chastity could offer a wide range...

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