Dominican Penitent Women

by E. Ann Matter, Daniel E. Bornstein, Maiju Lehmijoki-Gardner

Book Overview

Dominican Penitent Women presents a fascinating overview of the spirituality, religious practices, and ways of life of medieval Italian women who belonged to the Dominican Order as lay members or penitents. Through selected texts, readers gain a fresh perspective on the institutional and spiritual foundations of Dominican lay life, but also an understanding of how these women refashioned Dominican ideals into practices that best responded to their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809139790
• ISBN13: 9780809139798
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.0"