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Women and Religion in Late Medieval Norwich (Paperback)
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Women and Religion in Late Medieval Norwich (Paperback)
Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series
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A vivid account of the nature and significance of intense female
spirituality in one of England's greatest medieval cities. The
religious attachments and charitable activity of women in and
around late medieval Norwich are used here as a case study to
consider women and religion in the period more generally. Drawing
on uniquely rich and varied sources,the book demonstrates, far more
fully and effectively than studies for other cities have been able
to do, how links with continental Europe enriched female life.
Norwich's successful status as an international depot -
especiallyits trade with the Low Countries and with Germany --
became the vehicle for the transmission of various cults, artistic
expression and books related to continental female mysticism.
Norwich women's special attraction to aspects ofincarnational piety
is demonstrated by their devotion to the Body of Christ and to his
earthly family, exemplified by the popular cults of St Anne and her
daughter, the Virgin Mary. The wealth of fifteenth-century
literature, much of local provenance, which survives highlights
both this and other religious preoccupations of Norwich women.
Among them are, of course, Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe, who
are here reinterpreted within the wider context ofthe religious
life of the medieval city, and of women's contributions to it.
CAROLE HILL gained her PhD from the University of East Anglia.
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