Description
About the Author
Jennifer C. Edwards is an historian of women, gender, and religion in medieval Europe. She is Associate Professor and Chair of History at Manhattan College in Riverdale, NY, where she teaches courses in ancient and medieval history. She is associate editor of the Medieval Feminist Forum and serves on the Advisory Board of the Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship. She holds a BA in Classics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and an MA and PhD in History from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Reviews
Superior Women is a compelling exploration of nine centuries of the abbatial leadership at Sainte-Croix. It will appeal to scholars and readers interested in monastic history, as well as monastic art and architecture. * Colleen Maura McGrane, American Benedictine Review *
Edwards argues for the vitality of female abbatial authority at Sainte-Croix, remarking that: "Existing studies do not account for the consistent success of the abbesses of Sainte-Croix in exercising authority" (268). This detailed study certainly rectifies that. * Janet Burton, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter, Church History *
Jennifer Edwards's Superior Women: Medieval Female Authority in Poitiers' Abbey of Sainte-Croix is an outstanding and comprehensive case study that explores the various strategies the abbesses of Sainte-Croix relied on to maintain authority and wield power over a span of nearly one thousand years. * Anna Katharina Rudolph, Comitatus *
Awards
Winner of Joint runner-up for the 2020 Prize for Best First Book of Feminist Scholarship, awarded by the Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship.
Book Information
ISBN 9780198837923
Author Jennifer C. Edwards
Format Hardback
Page Count 336
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 672g
Dimensions(mm) 241mm * 161mm * 27mm