Women of the Humiliati

A Moral Response to Medieval Civic Life
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-415-80346-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 254 g

Reihe: Studies in Medieval History and Culture

This book examines the contribution of women to the Humiliati movement, providing original archival evidence indicating that women dominated the group's membership. These findings have implications for both women's spirituality and women's work, correcting the received opinion that the patriarchal nature of Italian society and of the church limited the institutional options available to women. It also suggests that women found innovative ways to participate in the increasingly restrictive textile industry of the region. This work provides a glimpse at the novel ways in which women in medieval Italy were able to satisfy their spiritual and economic needs within the confines of a male-dominated church and society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brasher, Sally

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Mittelalterliche, neuzeitliche Archäologie (Europa)
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations I. INTRODUCTION AND HISTIOGRAPHY II. THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE HUMILIATI III. GENDER COMPOSITION OF THE HUMILIATI IV. THE SOCIAL COMPOSITION OF THE HUMILIATI V. THE HUMILIATI AS HUMBLE WEAVERS VI. EVIDENCE OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND CHARITY VII. CONCLUSION Notes Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Sally Brasher