Church Fathers, Independent Virgins

Ascetic renunciation freed holy women of traditional womanly roles. Saints such as Mary of Egypt provoked the Church Fathers to introduce legislation to bring holy women under control. Salisbury traces these debates and legislation and contrasts them with the real lives of seven women saints.

• | By (Author): Joyce E. Salisbury
• | Publisher: Verso Books
• | Publication Date: Sep 18, 1992
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 176 pages
• | Language: Not Available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0860915964
• | ISBN-13: 9780860915966