The Oldest Vocation: Christian Motherhood in the Middle Ages.

ATKINSON, Clarissa W.

ISBN 10: 0801420717 / ISBN 13: 9780801420719

Published by Ithaca: Cornell University Press,, 1991

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Done-up quite nicely by the publisher in blue cloth with gold spine lettering, octavo, pp. xi, 274. Frontis illustration.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Oldest Vocation: Christian Motherhood in the Middle Ages.
• Publisher: Ithaca: Cornell University Press,
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801420717
• ISBN 13: 9780801420719
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Theology

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Synopsis

According to an old story, a woman concealed her sex and ruled as pope for a few years in the ninth century, but her downfall came when she went into labor in the streets of Rome. From this myth to the experiences of saints, nuns, and ordinary women, The Oldest Vocation brings to life both the richness and the troubling contradictions of Christian motherhood in medieval Europe.

Product Description

274p hardback with dustjacket, as new, excellent unused copy, very good