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Dark age bodies gender and monastic practice in the early medieval West

Title
Dark age bodies [electronic resource] : gender and monastic practice in the early medieval West / Lynda L. Coon.
Author
Coon, Lynda L.
Publication
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2011.

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Description
1 online resource (xi, 390 p., [8] p. of plates) : ill. (some col.)
Series Statement
The Middle Ages series
Uniform Title
  • Dark age bodies (Online)
  • Middle Ages series.
Alternative Title
Dark age bodies (Online)
Subject
  • Rabanus Maurus, Archbishop of Mainz, 784?-856
  • Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino
  • Monastic and religious life > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500
  • Men (Christian theology) > History of doctrines > Middle Ages, 600-1500
  • Human body > Religious aspects > Catholic Church > History of doctrines > Middle Ages, 600-1500
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-373) and index.
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Contents
"Hrabanus is my name" -- A Carolingian aesthetic of bricolage -- Gendering the Benedictine rule -- Carolingian practices of the rule -- Inscribing the rule onto Carolingian sacred space -- Gendering the plan of Saint Gall -- Foursquare power.
LCCN
2010021150
OCLC
ssj0000606296
Author
Coon, Lynda L.
Title
Dark age bodies [electronic resource] : gender and monastic practice in the early medieval West / Lynda L. Coon.
Imprint
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2011.
Series
The Middle Ages series
Middle Ages series.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-373) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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