Cities of Ladies : Beguine Communities in the Medieval Low Countries, 12-1565.

Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations and Maps -- Preface -- 1 Women,Work, and Religion in the Southern Low Countries -- The Southern Low Countries in the High and Late Middle Ages -- Household Structure and Gender -- Religious Renewal and Dissent Before the Beguines -- Women as Reformers and Heretics -- Lambert le Bègue -- 2 The Formation of Beguinages -- Informal Communities -- Formal Communities -- 3 The Contemplative and the Active Life -- The Withdrawal from the World -- Charity -- Teaching -- Manual Work -- Saints and Workers -- 4 The Social Composition of Beguine Communities -- Social and Economic Status -- Patrons of the Beguinages -- The Success of a Formula -- 5 Conflict and Coexistence -- The Debate -- The Inquiries -- The Aftermath -- 6 Conclusion -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Appendix I. Repertory of Beguine Communities -- Appendix II. Population of Select Court Beguinages -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

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