Medieval Women Religious c. 800-c. 1500

<b>A multi-disciplinary re-evaluation of the role of women religious in the Middle Ages both inside and outside the cloister.</b><br><br>Medieval women found diverse ways of expressing their religious aspirations: within the cloister as members of monastic and religious orders within the world as vowesses or between the two as anchorites. Via a range of disciplinary approaches from history archaeology literature and the visual arts the essays in this volume challenge received scholarly narratives and re-examine the roles of women religious: their authority and agency within their own communities and the wider world; their learning and literacy; place in the landscape; and visual culture. Overall they highlight the impact of women on the world around them the significance of their presence in communities and the experiences and legacies they left behind.