Hi,
I'm returning to the list after an absence. My research
interest is women and religion in the medieval period, with
particular emphasis on Germany in the 11 and 12th centuries.
My M.A. thesis explored the relationships between Hildegard of
Bingen and the communities of which she was a part, and I am
currently researching the interactions and exchanges between
men and women in the religious life in Germany in the 11 &
12th centuries.
I'm intrigued by a comment John Wickstrom made earlier this
week about women (mothers and sisters) entering the Carthusian
cloister to visit their male relatives ('the professed and
donatii'). I'm wondering how common this practice was,
particularly in view of the desire of many reformers to
maintain boundaries between the sexes, and whether it was
commented on by contemporaries.
Cheers,
Julie Hotchin
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