Gender and material culture : the archaeology of religious women

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Gender and material culture : the archaeology of religious women

Roberta Gilchrist

Routledge, 1997

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Originally published in 1994

Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-211) and index

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Description

Gender and Material Culture is the first complete study in the archaeology of gender, exploring the differences between the religious life of men and women. Gender in medieval monasticism influenced landscape contexts and strategies of economic management, the form and development of buildings and their symbolic and iconographic content. Women's religious experience was often poorly documented, but their archaeology indicates a shared tradition which was closely linked with, and valued by local communities. The distinctive patterns observed suggest that gender is essential to archaeological analysis.

Table of Contents

List of tables and figures, Preface, Acknowledgements, List of Abbreviations, 1 THE HANDMAID'S TALE, 2 MAPPING WOMEN'S RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES, 3 NUNNERIES IN THE MEDIEVAL LANDSCAPE, 4 IN THE CLOISTER, 5 THE MEANINGS OF NUNNERY ARCHITECTURE, 6 SYMBOLISM AND SECLUSION, 7 AN ARCHAEOLOGY OF ALTERNATIVES, 8 CONCLUSIONS: GENDER AND MEDIEVAL MONASTICISM, Bibliography, Index

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