The Oldest Vocation : Christian Motherhood in the Medieval West /

"After tracing the roots of medieval ideologies of motherhood in early Christianity, the author reconstructs the physiological assumptions underlying medieval notions about women's bodies and reproduction. She then describes the development of "spiritual motherhood" both as a con...

Descripció completa

Guardat en:
Dades bibliogràfiques
Autor principal: Atkinson, Clarissa W.
Format: Electrònic eBook
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1991.
Col·lecció:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Matèries:
Accés en línia:Full text available:
Etiquetes: Afegir etiqueta
Sense etiquetes, Sigues el primer a etiquetar aquest registre!
Descripció
Sumari:"After tracing the roots of medieval ideologies of motherhood in early Christianity, the author reconstructs the physiological assumptions underlying medieval notions about women's bodies and reproduction. She then describes the development of "spiritual motherhood" both as a concept emerging out of monastic ideologies in the early Middle Ages and as a reality in the lives of certain remarkable women" - Book jacket.
Descripció física:1 online resource (294 pages).
ISBN:9781501740909
Accés:Open Access