The rebel nun
(Book)
Author
Published
Ashland, OR : Blackstone Publishing, 2021.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781094092751, 1094092754
Physical Desc
292 pages : map, genealogical table ; 22 cm
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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East Providence (Weaver) - Adult Fiction | Fic Cha | On Shelf |
Lincoln - Adult Fiction | FIC Cha | On Shelf |
North Providence - Adult Fiction (2nd Floor) | Charlier | On Shelf |
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Published
Ashland, OR : Blackstone Publishing, 2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781094092751, 1094092754
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
Marj Charlier's The Rebel Nun is based on the true story of Clotild, the daughter of a sixth-century king and his concubine, who leads a rebellion of nuns against the rising misogyny and patriarchy of the medieval church. At that time, women are afforded few choices in life: prostitution, motherhood, or the cloister. Only the latter offers them any kind of independence. By the end of the sixth century, even this is eroding as the church begins to eject women from the clergy and declares them too unclean to touch sacramental objects or even their priest-husbands. Craving the legitimacy thwarted by her bastard status, Clotild seeks to become the next abbess of the female Monastery of the Holy Cross, the most famous of the women's cloisters of the early Middle Ages. When the bishop of Poitiers blocks her appointment and seeks to control the nunnery himself, Clotild masterminds an escape, leading a group of uncloistered nuns on a dangerous pilgrimage to beg her royal relatives to intercede on their behalf. But the bishop refuses to back down, and a bloody battle ensues. Will Clotild and her sisters succeed with their quest, or will they face excommunication, possibly even death?
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographical fiction.
Catholic Church -- Fiction.
Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Clotilda, -- Queen, consort of Clovis, King of the Franks, -- 475?-545 -- Fiction.
Dissenters -- Fiction.
France -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Misogyny -- Fiction.
Nuns -- Fiction.
Religious fiction.
Catholic Church -- Fiction.
Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Clotilda, -- Queen, consort of Clovis, King of the Franks, -- 475?-545 -- Fiction.
Dissenters -- Fiction.
France -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Misogyny -- Fiction.
Nuns -- Fiction.
Religious fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Charlier, M. (2021). The rebel nun (First edition.). Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charlier, Marj. 2021. The Rebel Nun. Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charlier, Marj. The Rebel Nun Blackstone Publishing, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Charlier, Marj. The Rebel Nun First edition., Blackstone Publishing, 2021.
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