Women and Religious Life in Byzantium by Alice-Mary Talbot

Women and Religious Life in Byzantium

Variorum Collected Studies

Alice-Mary Talbot

326 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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After an introductory general essay on the life cycle and status of women in Byzantine society, this volume focuses on female religious life, with particular emphasis on the role of convents - as spiritual sanctuary, refuge for women in need, or p...

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