IMC 2004: Sessions
Session 1007: Nuns' Tales: Medieval Religious Women and their Books, I
Wednesday 14 July 2004, 09.00-10.30
| Organiser: | Sabrina Corbellini, Oudere Nederlandse Letterkunde Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Oude Kijk in 't Jatstraat 26 9712 EK GRONINGEN |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Sabrina Corbellini, Oudere Nederlandse Letterkunde Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Oude Kijk in 't Jatstraat 26 9712 EK GRONINGEN |
| Abstract | The aim of the sessions is to shed some light on the spirituality of female convents in the Late Middle Ages and more specifically on the role played by manuscript books in the formation of sisters and in their 'spiritual education'. Reading and writing activities were not only common elements in the daily routine of religious women, but they had a clear and specific function in guiding the sisters to spiritual perfection.The papers will concentrate on religious communities from the Germany and the Low Countries. |