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Sisters in arms: Catholic nuns through two millennia
Jo Ann McNamara-
Frontmatter
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Preface (page ix)
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Introduction: Chastity and Female Identity (page 1)
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I. THE ROMAN EMPIRE
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1. The Apostolic Life (page 9)
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2. Cult and Countercult (page 34)
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3. The Discipline of the Desert (page 61)
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II. THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES
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4. The Power of Prayer (page 91)
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5. The Frontier Outpost (page 120)
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6. The Bonds of Castimony (page 148)
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7. Family Ties (page 176)
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8. The World, the Flesh, and the Devil (page 202)
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III. THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES
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9. The Imitation of Christ (page 233)
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10. Cura Mulierum (page 260)
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11. Disordered Women (page 289)
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12. The Alchemy of Mysticism (page 324)
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13. The Tears of the Magdalene (page 353)
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IV. THE EARLY MODERN ERA
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14. Regular Lives (page 385)
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15. Defenders of the Faith (page 419)
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16. Martha's Part (page 452)
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17. The Mystical Regiment (page 489)
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18. The Sweetness of Life (page 526)
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V. MODERN TIMES
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19. Culture Wars (page 565)
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20. The Feminine Apostolate (page 600)
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Conclusion: Toward a Third Millennium (page 631)
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Notes (page 647)
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Bibliography (page 695)
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Index (page 741)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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SCJ | 28.4 (Winter 1997): 1376-1379 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0361-0160%28199724%2928%3A4%3C1376%3ASIACNT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-1 |
JMH | 71.1 (Mar. 1999): 166-167 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-2801%28199903%2971%3A1%3C166%3ASIACNT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-H |
SP | 73.1 (Jan. 1998): 231-232 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0038-7134%28199801%2973%3A1%3C231%3ASIACNT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Z |
AHR | 102.5 (Dec. 1997): 1444-1445 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-8762%28199712%29102%3A5%3C1444%3ASIACNT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-P |
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Published: 1998
Publisher: Harvard University Press
- 9780674809857 (paper)
- 9780674809840 (hardcover)