Lives of the anchoresses the rise of the urban recluse in medieval Europe
Lives of the anchoresses: the rise of the urban recluse in medieval Europe

"In cities and towns across northern Europe in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, a new type of religious woman took up authoritative positions in society, all the while living as public recluses in cells attached to the sides of churches. In Lives of the Anchoresses, Anneke B. Mulder-Bakker...

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1. Verfasser: Mulder-Bakker, Anneke B. 1940- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Philadelphia Univ. of Pennsylvania Press 2005
Schriftenreihe:The Middle Ages series
Schlagworte:
Geschichte 1030-1264
Geschichte 1000-1300
Biografieën
Reclusen
Steden
Vie religieuse et monastique féminine - Histoire - 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Vie érémitique - Europe
Villes médiévales - Aspect religieux - Christianisme
Vrouwen
Frau
Stadt
aEremitic life > zEurope
aMonastic and religious life of women > xHistory > yMiddle Ages, 600-1500
aCities and towns > xReligious aspects > xChristianity > xHistory > yTo 1500
Religiöses Leben
Stadtleben
Inklusen
Christentum
Biografie
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Zusammenfassung:"In cities and towns across northern Europe in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, a new type of religious woman took up authoritative positions in society, all the while living as public recluses in cells attached to the sides of churches. In Lives of the Anchoresses, Anneke B. Mulder-Bakker offers a new history of these women, who chose to forsake the world but did not avoid it." "Through careful studies of five emblematic anchoresses, Mulder-Bakker reveals the details of these influential religious women's biographies. The life of the unnamed anchoress who was mother to Guibert of Nogent shows the anchoress's role as a spiritual guide in an oral culture. A study of Yvette of Huy shows the myriad possibilities open to one woman who eventually chose the life of an anchoress. The accounts of Juliana of Cornillon and the Eve of St. Martin raise questions about the participation of religious women in the theological discussions and their contributions to church liturgy. And the biographical study of Margaret the Lame of Magdeburg explores the anchoress's role as day-to-day religious instructor to the ordinary faithful."--BOOK JACKET
In this scholarly and thought-provoking work, Mulder-Bakker (Univ. of Groningen) examines the role of the female public recluse (anchoress) in northern Europe c. 1100-1312. Through a detailed examination of five anchoresses as case studies (the unnamed mother of Guibert of Nogent, Yvette of Huy, Juliana of Cornillon, Eve of St. Martin, and Margaret the Lame of Mageburg), Mulder-Bakker is able to situate the anchoritic movement into a broader historical context as well as define the precise role of the anchoress to the larger community. The movement itself was primarily urban and predominately female; it afforded women a very different type of religious experience than that offered to nuns in contemplative cloisters. These anchoresses chose to be enclosed in a solitary anchorhold at the heart of the community. Mulder-Bakker examines their roles in this capacity, as counselors, teachers, liturgical innovators, and theological discussants. This important study will undoubtedly challenge many preconceptions about the public role of the anchoress. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. Upper-division Undergraduates; Graduate Students; Researchers/Faculty; Professionals/Practitioners. Reviewed by A. G. Traver
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:300 S.
ISBN:0812238524

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