1st Edition

Monastic Women and Secular Economy in Later Medieval Europe, ca. 1200 to 1500

By Annalena Müller Copyright 2024
210 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

210 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book aims to rewrite the narrative of women and power in medieval society. Based on a rich corpus of sources – systematically collected for the first time – it reveals female monasteries as central and economically able agents in feudal society. With a chronological focus on the late Middle Ages, this book focuses on four powerful convents located in modern-day France, Germany, and... Read more

1 Female Monasticism, Power, and Historiography: an Introduction

Part I Early Medieval Structures and the Late Medieval Economy

2 The Early Medieval Background: Notre-Dame de Soissons, Buchau Abbey, and Fraumünster of Zurich

3 The Worldly Dominions of Women Religious in Late Medieval Europe

Part II Monastic Economic Power in the Late Medieval City

4 Economic Strategists: Klingental in Basel I

5 Following the Money: Klingental in Basel II

Conclusion

Appendices

Appendix 1: List of Late Medieval Abbesses of Notre-Dame de Soissons, Buchau Abbey, and Fraumünster of Zurich

Appendix 2: Tabular Content of Klingental’s anniversary book (abridged) StABS Klingental H

Bibliography

Biography

Annalena Müller holds a Master’s degree from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and a PhD from Yale University. She has held academic positions in France, Germany, and Switzerland. Her previous publications include From the Cloister to the State: From the Cloister to the State (2021).