The Pastoral Care of Women in Late Medieval England (Gender in the Middle Ages, 3)

This groundbreaking book, "The Mental Universe of Late Medieval Parish Priests," offers a comprehensive examination of how clergy perceived and cared for their female parishioners in the Middle Ages.

Through an in-depth analysis of influential sermon compilations, exempla, and pastoral guides, author Beth Allison Barr sheds light on the mental universe of late medieval priests and provides important new insights into their attitudes towards women.

With a focus on the vernacular writings of John Mirk, this study reveals how even a small number of influential texts could have significantly shaped the perceptions and actions of fourteenth- and fifteenth-century priests.

This book will be of great interest to scholars of women's history, medieval studies, and religious studies.