ISBN:
9781501740893
,
150174089X
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
DDC:
306.874/3
Keywords:
Motherhood Religious aspects
;
Christianity
;
Mothers Religious life
;
History
;
HISTORY / Medieval
;
Motherhood Religious aspects
;
Christianity
;
Mothers Religious life
;
Social conditions
;
Europe Social conditions To 1492
;
History
Abstract:
From the myth of Joan to the experiences of saints, nuns, and ordinary women, The Oldest Vocation brings to life both the richness and the troubling contradictions of Christian motherhood in medieval Europe.