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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Servants of God, Slaves of the Church: Service as Religious Metaphor and Social Reality in Early Medieval Europe

Servants of God, Slaves of the Church: Service as Religious Metaphor and Social Reality in Early Medieval Europe

Bailey, Lisa Kaaren

Hardcover

Series: Medieval Societies, Religions, and Cultures

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryGeneral ChristianityGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

ISBN10: 1501785753
ISBN13: 9781501785757
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: Mar 15 2026
Pages: 228
Weight: 1.06
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

In Servants of God, Slaves of the Church, Lisa Kaaren Bailey uncovers the surprising intimacy between sacred devotion and coerced labor in early medieval Europe. From queens who scrubbed monastery floors to enslaved women forced into lifelong service, acts of humility and acts of subjugation often looked the same and were interpreted through the same religious lens. Drawing from sermons, letters, miracle stories, and hagiographies, Bailey shows how metaphors of service shaped not only elite piety but also the lived experience of those at the very bottom of the social order.

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