Holy feast and holy fast
the religious significance of food to medieval women
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Author
Publication
1987 - University of California Press, Berkeley, USA, California
Language
English
Word Count
111,000 words, Guess
Page Count
444 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL2546988M
- ISBN-100520057228
- OCLC Control Number12974306
- OCLC Control Number45843145
- OCLC Control Numberholyfeastholyfas00bynu
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number85028896
- LibraryThing41049
- Goodreads3214506
Classifications
- DDC248.4/6
- LCCBR253 .B96 1987
First Sentence
THE LATER Middle Ages, especially the period from the late twelfth to the early fourteenth century, witnessed a significant proliferation of opportunities for women to participate in specialized religious roles and of the type of roles available.
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Series Statement
- The new historicism : studies in cultural poetics
Other Editions
- Holy feast and holy fast: the religious significance of food to medieval women
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