Leadership In Medieval English Nunneries
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Leadership In Medieval English Nunneries
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Author : Valerie Spear
language : en
Publisher: Boydell Press
Release Date : 2005-07-15
Leadership In Medieval English Nunneries written by Valerie Spear and has been published by Boydell Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-07-15 with History categories.
The position of an abbess or prioress in the middle ages was one of great responsibility, with care for both the spiritual and economic welfare of her convent. This book considers the power wielded by and available to such women. It addresses leadership models, questions of social identity and the varying perceptions of the role and performance of the abbess or prioress via a close examination of the records of sixteen female houses in the period from 1280 to 1540; the large range of documentary evidence used includes selections from episcopal registers, account rolls, plea rolls, Chancery documents, letters, petitions, medieval literature and comparative material from additional nunneries. The theme of conflict recurs throughout, as religious women are revealed steering their communities between the directives of the church and the demands of their budgets or their secular neighbours. The Dissolution and its effects on the morale and behaviour of the last superiors conclude the study.
Leadership In Medieval English Nunneries
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Author : Valerie Spear
language : en
Publisher: Boydell Press
Release Date : 2005
Leadership In Medieval English Nunneries written by Valerie Spear and has been published by Boydell Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
Examination of the role of the convent superior in the middle ages, underlining the amount of power and responsibility at her command.
Medieval English Nunneries C 1275 To 1535
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Author : Eileen Power
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2019-11-21
Medieval English Nunneries C 1275 To 1535 written by Eileen Power and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-21 with History categories.
Eileen Edna Power's 'Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535' offers a thorough exploration of the social and religious history of English nunneries during the Middle Ages. Power draws from a wide range of sources, including wills, account rolls, and visitation documents, to provide a detailed picture of life inside these cloistered communities. From the motivations of the women who took the veil to the financial difficulties that plagued many nunneries, Power delves into the day-to-day realities of monastic life. She also addresses controversies such as the moral state of nunneries, and the attempts at reform made by external authorities. This book is a fascinating and meticulously researched account of a little-understood aspect of medieval England.
Historians On Chaucer
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Author : Alastair Minnis
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2014-12-04
Historians On Chaucer written by Alastair Minnis and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-04 with History categories.
As literary scholars have long insisted, an interdisciplinary approach is vital if modern readers are to make sense of works of medieval literature. In particular, rather than reading the works of medieval authors as addressing us across the centuries about some timeless or ahistorical 'human condition', critics from a wide range of theoretical approaches have in recent years shown how the work of poets such as Chaucer constituted engagements with the power relations and social inequalities of their time. Yet, perhaps surprisingly, medieval historians have played little part in this 'historical turn' in the study of medieval literature. The aim of this volume is to allow historians who are experts in the fields of economic, social, political, religious, and intellectual history the chance to interpret one of the most famous works of Middle English literature, Geoffrey Chaucer's 'General Prologue' to the Canterbury Tales, in its contemporary context. Rather than resorting to traditional historical attempts to see Chaucer's descriptions of the Canterbury pilgrims as immediate reflections of historical reality or as portraits of real life people whom Chaucer knew, the contributors to this volume have sought to show what interpretive frameworks were available to Chaucer in order to make sense of reality and how he adapted his literary and ideological inheritance so as to engage with the controversies and conflicts of his own day. Beginning with a survey of recent debates about the social meaning of Chaucer's work, the volume then discusses each of the Canterbury pilgrims in turn. Historians on Chaucer should be of interest to all scholars and students of medieval culture whether they are specialists in literature or history.
Medieval English Nunneries C 1275 To 1535
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Author : Eileen Edna Power
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-05-31
Medieval English Nunneries C 1275 To 1535 written by Eileen Edna Power and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-31 with categories.
Hardcover reprint of the original 1922 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Power, Eileen Edna. Medieval English Nunneries, C. 1275 To 1535. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Power, Eileen Edna. Medieval English Nunneries, C. 1275 To 1535, . Cambridge University Press, 1922. Subject: Convents England
Monastic Life In The Medieval British Isles
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Author : Julie Kerr
language : en
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Release Date : 2018-10-15
Monastic Life In The Medieval British Isles written by Julie Kerr and has been published by University of Wales Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-15 with History categories.
This book celebrates the work and contribution of Professor Janet Burton to medieval monastic studies in Britain. Burton has fundamentally changed approaches to the study of religious foundations in regional contexts (Yorkshire and Wales), placing importance on social networks for monastic structures and female Cistercian communities in medieval Britain; moreover, she has pioneered research on the canons and their place in medieval English and Welsh societies. This Festschrift comprises contributions by her colleagues, former students and friends – leading scholars in the field – who engage with and develop themes that are integral to Burton’s work. The rich and diverse collection in the present volume represents original work on religious life in the British Isles from the twelfth to the sixteenth century as homage to the transformative contribution that Burton has made to medieval monastic studies in the British Isles.
English Nuns And The Law In The Middle Ages
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Author : Elizabeth M. Makowski
language : en
Publisher: Boydell Press
Release Date : 2011
English Nuns And The Law In The Middle Ages written by Elizabeth M. Makowski and has been published by Boydell Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
In late medieval England, cloistered nuns, like all substantial property owners, engaged in nearly constant litigation to defend their holdings. They did so using attorneys (proctors), advocates and other ""men of law"" who actually conducted that litigation in the courts of Church and Crown, following the increased professionalism of legal practitioners during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. However, although lawyers were as crucial to the economic vitality of the nunneries as the patrons who endowed them, their role in protecting, augmenting or depleting monastic assets has never been.
The Abbots And Priors Of Late Medieval And Reformation England
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Author : Martin Heale
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016-09-08
The Abbots And Priors Of Late Medieval And Reformation England written by Martin Heale and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-08 with History categories.
The importance of the medieval abbot needs no particular emphasis. The monastic superiors of late medieval England ruled over thousands of monks and canons, who swore to them vows of obedience; they were prominent figures in royal and church government; and collectively they controlled properties worth around double the Crown's annual ordinary income. Moreover, as guardians of regular observance and the primary interface between their monastery and the wider world, abbots and priors were pivotal to the effective functioning and well-being of the monastic order. The Abbots and Priors of Late Medieval and Reformation England provides the first detailed study of English male monastic superiors, exploring their evolving role and reputation between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries. Individual chapters examine the election and selection of late medieval monastic heads; the internal functions of the superior as the father of the community; the head of house as administrator; abbatial living standards and modes of display; monastic superiors' public role in service of the Church and Crown; their external relations and reputation; the interaction between monastic heads and the government in Henry VIII's England; the Dissolution of the monasteries; and the afterlives of abbots and priors following the suppression of their houses. This study of monastic leadership sheds much valuable light on the religious houses of late medieval and early Tudor England, including their spiritual life, administration, spending priorities, and their multi-faceted relations with the outside world. The Abbots and Priors of Late Medieval and Reformation England also elucidates the crucial part played by monastic superiors in the dramatic events of the 1530s, when many heads surrendered their monasteries into the hands of Henry VIII.
Medieval Monasticism
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Author : C.H. Lawrence
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-09-28
Medieval Monasticism written by C.H. Lawrence and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-28 with History categories.
Medieval Monasticism traces the Western Monastic tradition from its fourth-century origins in the deserts of Egypt and Syria through the many and varied forms of religious life it assumed during the Middle Ages. It explores the relationship between monasteries and the secular world around them. For a thousand years, the great monastic houses and religious orders were a prominent feature of the social landscape of the West, and their leaders figured as much in the political as on the spiritual map of the medieval world. In this book many of them, together with their supporters and critics, are presented to us and speak their minds to us. We are shown, for instance, the controversy between the Benedictines and the reformed monasticism of the twelfth century and the problems that confronted women in religious life. A detailed glossary offers readers a helpful vocabulary of the subject. This fifth edition has been revised by Janet Burton to include an updated bibliography and an introduction which discusses recent trends in monastic studies, including reinterpretations of issues of reform and renewal, new scholarship on religious women, and interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches. This book is essential reading for both students and scholars of the medieval world.
Medieval Women Religious C 800 C 1500
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Author : Kimm Curran
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2023-01-24
Medieval Women Religious C 800 C 1500 written by Kimm Curran and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-24 with categories.
A multi-disciplinary re-evaluation of the role of women religious in the Middle Ages, both inside and outside the cloister. Medieval women found diverse ways of expressing their religious aspirations: within the cloister as members of monastic and religious orders, within the world as vowesses, or between the two as anchorites. Via a range of disciplinary approaches, from history, archaeology, literature, and the visual arts, the essays in this volume challenge received scholarly narratives and re-examine the roles of women religious: their authority and agency within their own communities and the wider world; their learning and literacy; place in the landscape; and visual culture. Overall, they highlight the impact of women on the world around them, the significance of their presence in communities, and the experiences and legacies they left behind.