UID:
almafu_9958352327802883
Format:
1 online resource (352 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9780812201963
Series Statement:
The Middle Ages Series
Content:
French argues that medieval laywomen both coped with the chaotic changes following the plague and justified their own changing behavior by participating in local religion. Through active engagement in the parish church, the basic unit of public worship, women promoted and validated their own interests and responsibilities.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Figures --
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Introduction --
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Chapter 1. ‘‘My Wedding Gown to Make a Vestment’’: Housekeeping and Churchkeeping --
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Chapter 2. Hatched, Matched, and Dispatched: Life Cycles and the Liturgy --
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Chapter 3. ‘‘My Pew in the Middle Aisle’’: Women at Mass --
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Chapter 4. Maidens’ Lights and Wives’ Stores: Women’s Parish Groups --
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Chapter 5. ‘‘To Save Them from Binding on Hock Tuesday’’: The Rise of a Women’s Holiday --
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Chapter 6. A Cross Out of Bread Crumbs: Women’s Piety and Impiety --
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Epilogue: Women and the Reformation --
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Appendix A. All-Women’s Groups --
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Appendix B. Hocktide Celebrations --
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Abbreviations --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index --
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Acknowledgments.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812201963
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812201963
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