TY  - BOOK
AU  - McNamara,Jo Ann
TI  - Sisters in arms: Catholic nuns through two millennia 
SN  - 0674809858
AV  - BX 4200 M352.1998
PY  - 1998///, 1998,
CY  - Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England
PB  - Harvard University Press
KW  - Monasticism and religious orders for women
KW  - History
KW  - Monasticismo y órdenes religiosas para mujeres
KW  - Historia
N1  - Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice; Introduction: Chastity and Female Identity -- The Roman Empire -- The Apostolic Life Cult and Countercult -- The Discipline of The Desert -- The Early Middle Ages -- The Power of Prayer -- The Frontier Outpost -- The Bonds of CAstimony Family Ties -- The World, The Flesh, and The Devil -- The High Middle Ages -- The Imitation of Christ Cura Mulierum Disordered Women -- The Alchemy of Mysticism -- The Tears of The Magdalene -- The Early Modern Era Regular Lives Defenders of The Faith Martha's Part -- The Mystical Regiment -- The Sweetness of Life Modern Times Culture Wars -- The Feminine Apostolate Conclusion: Toward a Third Millennium
ER  -