Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index

• Quick Search
• Advanced Search
• Article of the Month
• Translation of the Month
• Image of the Month
• Special Features

Record Number: 2995 Author(s)/Creator(s): Lifshitz , Felice. Contributor(s): Title: Is Mother Superior? Towards a History of Feminine "Amtscharisma" Source: Medieval Mothering.  Edited by John Carmi Parsons and Bonnie Wheeler.  Garland Publishing, 1996.  Pages 117 - 138. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Abbesses Authority Monasticism Mother, Image of Regensburg, Bayern, Germany- Niedermunster, a Benedictine House Regula Women in Religion Award Note: Geographic Area: General Century: 5- 6- 7- 8- 9- 10- 11 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: No studies have yet explored the authority and office of female monastic superiors, nor have the latter been taken into account in studies of male monastic authority. Various sources, particularly monastic rules and conciliar legislation, are used to open the issue. [Reproduced by permission of Garland Publishing.] Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Within medieval religion mothering occupied an important position. Mary mothered the infant Jesus, God the Father mothered Mary, Joseph acquired maternal qualities. Yet, Felice Lifshitz points out that within the ecclesiastical hierarchy, maternity did no Author's Affiliation: Florida International University Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1996. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0815323417

Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index ©2014. Hosted by The University of Iowa Libraries.