‘Make Your House like a Temple’: Gender, Space and Domestic Devotion in Medieval Florence

This article will discuss domestic devotions by framing them in terms of devotions carried out in the home, defined by its opposition to ecclesiastical, consecrated space. It will examine how women, considered the laity par excellence through their inability to ever attain sacerdotal authority, were...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Catherine Lawless
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/3/120