| Women in the Celtic Church: Ireland C. 450-1150 Contributor(s): Harrington, Christina (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198208235 ISBN-13: 9780198208235 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2002 Annotation: This work is a groundbreaking study of the varieties of holy life available to, and pursued by, early medieval Irish women. The author explores a wide range of source material from legal texts, saints' lives, litanies, penitentials, canons, and poetry in order to illuminate female religious life and changes in attitudes towards it over time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland - Religion | Christianity - History - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 274.150 |
| LCCN: 2001033969 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.08" W x 9.46" (1.38 lbs) 340 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Ireland - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This work is a groundbreaking study of the varieties of holy life available to, and pursued by, early medieval Irish women. The author explores a wide range of source material from legal texts, saints' lives, litanies, penitentials, canons, and poetry in order to illuminate female religious life and changes in attitudes towards it over time. |