Dark Age Bodies: Gender and Monastic Practice in the Early Medieval West

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Dark Age Bodies THE MIDDLE AGES SERIES Ruth Mazo Karras, Series Editor Edward Peters, Founding Editor A complete list of books in the series is available from the publisher. university of pennsylvania press philadelphia  oxford Dark Age Bodies Gender and Monastic Practice in the Early Medieval West Lynda L. Coon Copyright 䉷 2011 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Coon, Lynda L. Dark age bodies : gender and monastic practice in the early medieval West / Lynda L. Coon. p. cm. — (The Middle Ages series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8122-4269-0 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Monastic and religious life—History—Middle Ages, 600–1500. 2. Men (Christian theology)—History of doctrines—Middle Ages, 600–1500. 3. Human body— Religious aspects—Catholic Church—History of doctrines— Middle Ages, 600–1500. 4. Rabanus Maurus, Archbishop of Mainz, 784?–856. 5. Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino. Regula. I. Title. BX2470.C63 2011 271—dc22 2010021150 In memory of Suzanne Maberry (–) This page intentionally left blank ...