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Katharine Sykes examines a new type of household to emerge in early medieval England: the monastic household. Reproducing through education and training, rather than biological means, monastic households introduce new ideas of spiritual, non-biological reproduction to their royal and secular counter...

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Main Author: Sykes, Katharine, 1979- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Series:Past & present book series.
Subjects:
Households > England > History > To 1500.
Women > History > Middle Ages, 500-1500.
Kinship > England > History > To 1500.
Royal households > Great Britain > History > To 1500.
Monasticism and religious orders > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Femmes > Histoire > 500-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Monachisme et ordres religieux > Histoire > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Great Britain.
Europe.
HISTORY.
Social History.
Society & culture: general.
Family and Relationships.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Katharine Sykes examines a new type of household to emerge in early medieval England: the monastic household. Reproducing through education and training, rather than biological means, monastic households introduce new ideas of spiritual, non-biological reproduction to their royal and secular counterparts.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191933325
0191933325
0192659138
9780192659132