Superior women : medieval female authority in Poitiers' Abbey of Sainte-Croix / Jennifer C. Edwards.

First edition.

9780191874529 (electronic book)

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.

English

1 online resource : illustrations, maps.

BX2615.P6

271.1044634

This work tells the story of how the abbesses of the monastery of Sainte-Croix in Poitiers, France gained the respect and support of powerful male officials, such as the king and the pope, throughout the Middle Ages, primarily by drawing upon the strategies for winning support of Saint Radegund, a sixth century queen and founder of the monastery.

This edition also issued in print: 2019.
This work tells the story of how the abbesses of the monastery of Sainte-Croix in Poitiers, France gained the respect and support of powerful male officials, such as the king and the pope, throughout the Middle Ages, primarily by drawing upon the strategies for winning support of Saint Radegund, a sixth century queen and founder of the monastery.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Print version: 9780198837923

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