Saintly Women: Medieval Saints, Modern Women, and Intimate Partner Violence

By Nancy Nienhuis and Beverly Mayne Kienzle

Book Overview

This ground-breaking volume assesses the contemporary epidemic of intimate partner violence and explores how and why cultural and religious beliefs serve to excuse battering and to work against survivors' attempts to find safety.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815395787
• ISBN13: 9780815395782
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"