TY  - GEN
TY  - GEN
T1  - Mulieres religiosae : shaping female spiritual authority in the medieval and early modern periods
T2  - Europa sacra
A2  - Fraeters, Veerle, toimittaja
A2  - Gier, Imke de, toimittaja
LA  - eng
PP  - Turnhout
PB  - Brepols
YR  - 2014
UL  - https://kansalliskirjasto.finna.fi/Record/fikka.2641382
AB  - "Traditionally women were denied access to positions of official religious authority within Christianity and were therefore compelled to explore other avenues to acquire and express spiritual leadership. Through twelve case studies covering different regions in Europe, this volume considers the nuances of what constituted female spiritual authority, how it was acquired and manifested by religious women, and how it evolved from the High Middle Ages to the Early Modern period. Whilst current scholarship often emphasizes binaries within the fields of gender and religious authority, this volume examines the manifestation of female religious authority in its multiple facets. It looks both at individuals displaying exceptional forms of agency such as prophesying, as well as more commonplace, communal activities such as letter-writing and music-making. By taking into account the pervasiveness of spirituality in society as a whole in the Pre-Modern era, this collection of essays renegotiates the relationship between the spiritual and the social domain. Through the chronological organization of the contributions insight is gained into the changes in the means and forms female religious authority could take between 1150 and 1750. The narrative is clearly impacted by late medieval enclosure policies and by changing modes of spirituality. Whereas women in the earlier period tended to represent themselves as a door through which God could advance towards mankind, later on they functioned more frequently as a portal through which others could advance towards God."--Back cover.
OP  - 311
NO  - "This volume is the result of a conference entitled 'Mulieres religiosae' that took place in Antwerp in March 2007"--Acknowledgements.
NO  - Includes index.
SN  - 2503549128
SN  - 9782503549125 hardback
KW  - Spirituality : Christianity : History : 17th century : Congresses.
KW  - Authority : Religious aspects : Christianity : Congresses.
KW  - Women in Christianity : Europe : History : Middle Ages, 600-1500 : Congresses.
KW  - Women in Christianity : Europe : History : 16th century : Congresses.
KW  - Women in Christianity : Europe : History : 17th century : Congresses.
KW  - Spirituality : Christianity : History : Middle Ages, 600-1500 : Congresses.
KW  - Spirituality : Christianity : History : 16th century : Congresses.
KW  - hengellisyys
KW  - naiset
KW  - uuden ajan alku
KW  - auktoriteetti
KW  - kristinusko
KW  - kirkkohistoria
KW  - keskiaika
KW  - naisen asema
KW  - andlighet (religiositet)
KW  - kvinnor
KW  - tidigmodern tid
KW  - auktoritet
KW  - kristendom
KW  - kyrkohistoria
KW  - medeltiden
KW  - kvinnans ställning
ER  -