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Sally
Brasher.
Women of the Humiliati: A Moral Response to Medieval Civic
Life.
London: Routledge,
Sept 2003.
160pp.
Hardback ISBN
0415966345.
Publisher's
recommended price £45.00
In
the
uniquely urban
atmosphere of the twelth and thirteenth centuries in Northern Italy,
the
conflict between the evolving commercially-based society and
anti-commercial
religious dogma created a need among the laity for new spiritual
responses
with which to justify their changing experience. The Humiliati
represent
one such lay group who chose to disown all worldly goods but remain
within
their community and work towards its social and moral improvement.
Very
few works
have dealt singularly with the Humiliati, and none have delved
specifically
into the role of women in the movement. This book examines the
contribution
of women to the Humiliati movement, providing original archival
evidence
which indicates that women dominated the groups' membership. These
findings
have implications for both women's spirituality and women's work,
correcting
the received opinion that the patriarchical nature of Italian society
and
of the Church limited the institutional options available to women. It
also suggests that women found innovative ways to participate in the
increasingly
restrictive textile industry of the region. This work provides a
glimpse
at the novel ways in which in medieval Italy women were able to satisfy
their spiritual and economic needs within the confines of a male
dominated
Church and society.
Contents:
1. Introduction
and Historiography; 2. The Organizational Structure of the Humiliati;
3.
Gender Composition of the Humiliati; 4. The Social Composition of the
Humiliati;
5. The Humiliati as 'Humble Weavers'; 6. Evidence of Economic Activity
and Charity; 7. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index.
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