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Sisters in arms: Catholic nuns through two millennia

McNamara, Jo Ann, 1931-

Year: 1998.

Publisher: Harvard University Press.

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Frontmatter

Preface

Introduction: Chastity and Female Identity

I. THE ROMAN EMPIRE

1. The Apostolic Life

2. Cult and Countercult

3. The Discipline of the Desert

II. THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES

4. The Power of Prayer

5. The Frontier Outpost

6. The Bonds of Castimony

7. Family Ties

8. The World, the Flesh, and the Devil

III. THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES

9. The Imitation of Christ

10. Cura Mulierum

11. Disordered Women

12. The Alchemy of Mysticism

13. The Tears of the Magdalene

IV. THE EARLY MODERN ERA

14. Regular Lives

15. Defenders of the Faith

16. Martha's Part

17. The Mystical Regiment

18. The Sweetness of Life

V. MODERN TIMES

19. Culture Wars

20. The Feminine Apostolate

Conclusion: Toward a Third Millennium

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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Title:

Sisters in arms : Catholic nuns through two millennia Jo Ann Kay McNamara.

Author:

McNamara, Jo Ann, 1931-

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Sisters in arms : Catholic nuns through two millennia Jo Ann Kay McNamara.
McNamara, Jo Ann, 1931-
Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1998.

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• Monasticism and religious orders for women -- History

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