- Preface
- 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
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index


Sisters in Arms
Catholic Nuns through Two Millennia
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$45.00 • £36.95 • €40.50
ISBN 9780674809857
Publication Date: 02/11/1998