From the Cloister to the State

Name: From the Cloister to the State
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

From the Cloister to the StateFontevraud and the Making of Bourbon France, 1642-1100\nAuthor(s): Annalena Mller\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367714512, 978-0367714512\nSynopsis\nFrom the Cloister to the State examines the French order of Fontevraud, one of the largest monastic networks under female leadership in medieval and early modern Europe. \n\nFounded in 1100 and comprised of both monks and nuns, the order had grown to consist of at least seventy-eight priories by the late Middle Ages. Endowed with vast territorial possessions throughout western France, Fontevraud became one of the most powerful religious institutions in the country. However, unaware of its institutional might and economic wealth, scholars have tended to focus on Fontevrauds seemingly unusual gender hierarchy, while bypassing inquiries on practices of abbatial authority in Fontevraud and beyond. This book reveals medieval Fontevraud as .