Gender and Material Culture: The Archaeology of Religious Women

by Roberta Gilchrist

Book Overview

Reveals, through a close comparison of monasteries for men and women, stark contrasts in the social and economic status of these religious foundations. The book provides the first complete case study in the applied archaeology of gender.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415156564
• ISBN13: 9780415156561
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"