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Leadership in Medieval English Nunneries

Leadership in Medieval English Nunneries

Spear, Valerie G.

Hardcover

Series: Studies in the History of Medieval Religion, Book 24

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryGeneral ChristianityBritish History

ISBN10: 1843831503
ISBN13: 9781843831501
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc
Published: Jul 15 2005
Pages: 266
Weight: 1.26
Height: 1.06 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.48
Language: English
Examination of the role of the convent superior in the middle ages, underlining the amount of power and responsibility at her command.

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 1280to 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.

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