The White Nuns

The White Nuns
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 9780812250107
ISBN-13 : 0812250109
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Book Synopsis The White Nuns by : Constance H. Berman

Download or read book The White Nuns written by Constance H. Berman and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The White Nuns considers Cistercian women and the women who were their patrons in a clear-eyed reading of narrative texts and administrative records. In rejecting long-accepted misogynies and misreadings, Constance Hoffman Berman offers a robust model for historians writing against received traditions.


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