Women and Religion in Medieval and Renaissance Italy

The University of Chicago Press, 1996

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This work shows how women between the 12th and 16th centuries were able to carve out areas of influence by exploiting the institutional church and by manipulating religious precepts. Contributors argue that women's participation in religious life offered them access to power in all its forms.

ISBN-13
9780226066370
ISBN-10
0226066371
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Year
1996
Publication date
1996-07-15
Pages
344
Dimensions
237x160x25
Weight
616