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Record Number: 3736 Author(s)/Creator(s): Clark , Robert L. A. Contributor(s): Title: Constructing the Female Subject in Late Medieval Devotion [The author analyzes a number of devotional manuals addressed to laywomen and argues that the practices therein advised (prayer, fasting, etc.) empowered women, giving them choices and some control over their everyday lives. Title note supplied by Feminae.]. Source: Medieval Conduct.  Edited by Kathleen Ashley and Robert L. A. Clark.  Medieval Cultures, Volume 29. University of Minnesota Press, 2001.  Pages 160 - 182. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Devotional Literature Devotional Practices Domestic Space Gender Lay Piety Liminality Prayer Private Sphere and Public Sphere Spiritual Care Women in Religion Award Note: Geographic Area: France Century: 14- 15 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Kansas State University Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2001. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0816635757

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