Sisters in arms : Catholic nuns through two millennia /

McNamara, Jo Ann, 1931-

Sisters in arms : Catholic nuns through two millennia / Jo Ann Kay McNamara. - Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 1996. - xi, 751p. ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 695-740) and index.

Jo Ann McNamara's Sisters in Arms pays tribute to the women who over the millennia have laboured in prayer and service, and struggled to achieve greater recognition and authority, in the face of great opposition, for all women.

9780674809840 . £23.50 9780674809840 .


Monasticism and religious orders for women--History
Nuns--History
Religion.
Gender studies: women & girls
Christianity
Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church
Religion & beliefs

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