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Women of the Humiliati: A Moral Response to Medieval Civic Life

Women of the Humiliati: A Moral Response to Medieval Civic Life

Brasher, Sally

Hardcover

Series: Studies in Medieval History and Culture, Book 19

Literary CriticismReligion General Women's Studies

ISBN10: 0415966345
ISBN13: 9780415966344
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Aug 19 2003
Pages: 164
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.61 Width: 6.44 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
This book examines the contribution of women to the Humiliati movement, providing original archival evidence indicating that women dominated the group's membership. These findings have implications for both women's spirituality and women's work, correcting the received opinion that the patriarchal nature of Italian society and of the church limited the institutional options available to women. It also suggests that women found innovative ways to participate in the increasingly restrictive textile industry of the region. This work provides a glimpse at the novel ways in which women in medieval Italy were able to satisfy their spiritual and economic needs within the confines of a male-dominated church and society.

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