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aaaaaa, i can already tell this is going to be a bop
nunneries weren't a place of repression, but relative freedom, because they permitted escape from patriarchy (forced marriage, physical and emotional abuse, domestic duties, rape, and life threatening pregnancies)
we see celibacy and virginity as deeply conservative rhetorics today, but they were *life saving* to medieval women
— Jul 28, 2025 02:49AM
nunneries weren't a place of repression, but relative freedom, because they permitted escape from patriarchy (forced marriage, physical and emotional abuse, domestic duties, rape, and life threatening pregnancies)
we see celibacy and virginity as deeply conservative rhetorics today, but they were *life saving* to medieval women
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ooo, thank u 4 the recc! any particular essay stand out? i've been avoiding collections, just cuz ive come to appreciate really tight thesis arcs, but i do have a few collections like this tucked in my digital library for an abrupt adhd 'actually i love multiplicity' switch day
Really rare to find someone who can comprehend this. If you're interested, I also could not recommend more A New Song: Celibate Women in the First Three Christian Centuries. There was a huge resistance from male contemporaries when women started following religious celibacy (for expected reasons)
Noted! I'll track it down n.n
Regarding the edited volume, check out the chapters "One Flesh, Two Sexes, Three Genders?" by Jacqueline Murray and "Women's Monasteries and Sacred Space" by Jane Schulenburg.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...