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Sainted Women of the Dark Ages
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Description for Sainted Women of the Dark Ages
Paperback. Presents lives of eighteen Frankish women of the sixth and seventh centuries, all of whom became saints. This title covers the period from the fall of the Roman Empire and the conversion of the invading Franks to the rise of Charlemagne's family. Editor(s): McNamara, Jo Ann; Halborg, John E.; Whatley, E.Gordon. Num Pages: 369 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD; HBLC; HRCM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Sainted Women of the Dark Ages makes available the lives of eighteen Frankish women of the sixth and seventh centuries, all of whom became saints. Written in Latin by contemporaries or near contemporaries, and most translated here for the first time, these biographies cover the period from the fall of the Roman Empire and the conversion of the invading Franks to the rise of Charlemagne's family. Three of these holy women were queens who turned to religion only after a period of intense worldly activity. Others were members of the Carolingian family, deeply implicated in the political ambitions of ... Read more
Sainted Women of the Dark Ages makes available the lives of eighteen Frankish women of the sixth and seventh centuries, all of whom became saints. Written in Latin by contemporaries or near contemporaries, and most translated here for the first time, these biographies cover the period from the fall of the Roman Empire and the conversion of the invading Franks to the rise of Charlemagne's family. Three of these holy women were queens who turned to religion only after a period of intense worldly activity. Others were members of the Carolingian family, deeply implicated in the political ambitions of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
Weight
504g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822312161
SKU
V9780822312161
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About McNamara
JoAnn McNamara is Professor of History Emerita at Hunter College, City University of New York. John E. Halborg is a parochial vicar at St. Thomas More Church in New York City. Gordon Whatley is Professor of English at Queen's College, City University of New York.
Reviews for Sainted Women of the Dark Ages
This volume will become a standard part of many surveys of early medieveal history as well as required reading in topical courses on women in the Middle Ages and hagiography. -Patrick J. Geary, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University