The Habit: A History of the Clothing of Catholic Nuns by Elizabeth Kuhns

The Habit: A History of the Clothing of Catholic Nuns

Elizabeth Kuhns

256 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Curiosity about nuns and their distinctive clothing is almost as old as Catholicism itself. The habit intrigues the religious and the nonreligious alike, from medieval maidens to contemporary schoolboys, to feminists and other social critics. The ...

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