The Convent and the Community in Late Medieval England: Female Monasteries in the Diocese of Norwich, 1350-1540 by Marilyn Oliva

The Convent and the Community in Late Medieval England: Female Monasteries in the Diocese of Norwich, 1350-1540

Studies in the History of Medieval Religion

Marilyn Oliva

288 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

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Convents were an important part of medieval monastic life, but only now, with the upsurge of interest in women's history, are they beginning to receive the attention they deserve. The prevailing view has been that female monasticism was bankrupt, ...

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