A Small Sound of the Trumpet: Women in Medieval LifeDescribes the daily life of noblewomen, nuns, and peasants in feudal England and Europe, looks at the treatment of lepers, beggars, prostitutes, and criminals, and offers brief profiles of prominent medieval women. |
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... secular counterparts . It was through the consistent efforts of the canonists , that regulations insisting on the necessity of free consent to create a valid marriage were enforced by the church courts . In the twelfth century this ...
... secular counterparts . It was through the consistent efforts of the canonists , that regulations insisting on the necessity of free consent to create a valid marriage were enforced by the church courts . In the twelfth century this ...
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... secular courts to seek redress and claim their rights . As well as dealing with legislation regarding marriage , canonists also wrestled with the place of women in ecclesiastical matters . It was generally felt that women were ...
... secular courts to seek redress and claim their rights . As well as dealing with legislation regarding marriage , canonists also wrestled with the place of women in ecclesiastical matters . It was generally felt that women were ...
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... secular find such individuals daunting . Mysticism has been described as an immediate knowledge of God attained in this life through personal religious experience . It is primarily a state of prayer , and as such admits of various ...
... secular find such individuals daunting . Mysticism has been described as an immediate knowledge of God attained in this life through personal religious experience . It is primarily a state of prayer , and as such admits of various ...
Contents
THE PRECURSORS | 1 |
THE MOULD FOR MEDIEVAL WOMEN | 18 |
QUEENS | 44 |
Copyright | |
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