Religious Life in Normandy, 1050-1300: Space, Gender and Social Pressure

by Leonie V. Hicks

A vivid and absorbing picture both of the internal workings of religious houses in Normandy and their interactions with a wider society.' Professor ANN WILLIAMS

The religious life was central to Norman society in the middle ages. Professed religious and the clergy did not and could not live in isolation; the support of the laity was vital to their existence. How these different groups used sacred space was central to this relationship.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843833298
• ISBN13: 9781843833291
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.3" x 6.2"