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...

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Автор: Atkinson, Clarissa W.
Формат: Електронний ресурс eКнига
Мова:Англійська
Опубліковано: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1991.
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Резюме:"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.
Фізичний опис:1 online resource (294 pages).
ISBN:9781501740909
Доступ:Open Access