Superior women : medieval female authority in Poitiers' Abbey of Sainte-Croix

Superior women : medieval female authority in Poitiers' Abbey of Sainte-Croix / Jennifer C. Edwards.

This books tells the story of how the abbesses of the monastery of Sainte-Croix in Poitiers, France gained the respect and support of powerful male officials, such as the king and the pope, throughout the Middle Ages, primarily by drawing upon the strategies for winning support of Saint Radegund, a...

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Main Author: Edwards, Jennifer C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Abbaye Sainte-Croix de Poitiers > History.
Abbaye Sainte-Croix de Poitiers
To 1515
Abbesses, Christian > France > Poitiers > History.
Power (Social sciences) > France > History > To 1500.
Power (Social sciences)
Abbesses, Christian
Church history
Middle Ages
Women's studies
France > History > Medieval period, 987-1515.
France > Poitiers
France
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:This books tells the story of how the abbesses of the monastery of Sainte-Croix in Poitiers, France gained the respect and support of powerful male officials, such as the king and the pope, throughout the Middle Ages, primarily by drawing upon the strategies for winning support of Saint Radegund, a sixth century queen and founder of the monastery.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 313 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191874529
0191874523
9780192574978
0192574973
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from web page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed May 21, 2020)

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