The Life of Nuns : Love, Politics, and Religion in Medieval German Convents

The Life of Nuns Love, Politics, and Religion in Medieval German Convents

This book explores the lives of nuns in medieval German convents, focusing on their roles in love, politics, and religion. It highlights how these women held significant influence as 'brides of Christ' and played vital roles within their communities. The authors, Henrike Lähnemann and Eva...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lähnemann, Henrike (-)
Otros Autores: Schlotheuber, Eva, Simon, Anne
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers 2024.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Nuns > Germany.
Convents.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009840539206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: Voices from the Past
  • I. Enclosure
  • 1. The Nuns’ Flight
  • 2. The Convent Living Space
  • 3. The Ebstorf World Map
  • II. Education
  • 1. The Convent as School
  • 2. The Convent as Cultural and Educational Space
  • 3. The Heiningen Philosophy Tapestry
  • III. Nuns, Family, and Community
  • 1. Life History and Family Influence
  • 2. The Family and the Convent Community
  • 3. Representation and Status
  • IV. Love and Friendship
  • 1. Friendship Beyond Convent Walls
  • 2. The Idea of Friendship
  • 3. Christ Embracing John the Evangelist as Spiritual Bridehood
  • V. Music and Reform
  • 1. Secular Songs while Breaking Flax
  • 2. Convent Reform
  • 3. Music Instruction in Kloster Ebstorf
  • VI. Reformation
  • 1. The Papal Legate Arrives in Town
  • 2. Convents during the Reformation
  • 3. A Vision of the Reformation
  • VII. Illness and Dying
  • 1. Death in the Community
  • 2. Medicinal Knowledge and the Rituals of Dying
  • 3. This World and the Next in the Wienhausen Nuns’ Choir
  • VIII. Appendix

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