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Single, Married and Royal Women |
The following outline suggests a plan for studying the visibility and participation
of women in the medieval liturgy. The documents that I actually prepare may
or may not correspond exactly to this outline, however.
Single Women
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Varieties of Women’s Experiences |
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Communities |
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Spaces |
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Texts and rites |
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Virgins, Nuns, Conversas, Canonesses |
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Recluses, Anchorites, Ancillas of God, Adepts, Beguines,
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Living at home; in communities of women; in mixed communities |
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Virgins and Nuns |
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Oblation of female children |
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By father; by mother |
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Reception of novices; clothing |
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Rite of consecration of virgins |
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Clothing, ring |
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Blessing |
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Condemnation of violence |
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Biblical women in liturgical texts: Anna, Mary Magdalene |
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Profession of nuns |
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Liturgies of the chapter house |
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Liturgies of the refectory |
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Abbesses |
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Consecration |
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Ring, blessing, ordering |
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Biblical women in liturgical prayers: Miriam, Deborah, Judith,
Esther |
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Prioresses |
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Rite of blessing |
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Female Deacons / Deaconesses |
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Rite of blessing / consecration / ordering / making |
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Biblical women in liturgical prayers: Phoebe, Anna |
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Anchoresses |
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Rite of enclosure |
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Beguines |
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Sisters in Mixed Communities |
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Reformed Prostitutes |
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Widows |
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Rite of consecration |
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Clothing, ring, blessing |
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By prelates |
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By presbyters |
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Biblical women in liturgical texts: Anna, widow of S. |
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The naming of widows |
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Bequests of rings |
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Virgins and Widows Among the Orders of the Church |
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Good Friday prayers |
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Other prayers |
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Common masses |
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Marriage
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Basic Shape, Nature, Names |
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The Liturgy of Marriage and the Social Institution
of Marriage |
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Varieties of Women’s Experiences of the Liturgy
of Marriage |
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Communities |
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Space |
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Texts and rites |
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Engagement |
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Liturgy of Marriage |
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Rite at the door |
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Wedding doors |
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Vows, ring |
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Veils and canopies, jewelry |
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Blessings |
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Biblical women in liturgical prayers |
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Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel |
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Eve, Sarah-T, Ruth, Leah, Susanna |
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Wedding mass |
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Scripture readings |
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Sermons at weddings |
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Fee for the priest |
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Blessing of the Marriage Chamber and Bed |
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Second Marriages |
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Clandestine Marriages |
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Married Couples Among the Orders of the Church
(in liturgical prayers) |
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Rite of Entrance into the Church After the Consummation
of the Marriage |
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Symbolic Marriages |
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Bishops; nuns; Doge; other rulers |
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Sexuality and Childbearing |
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Worship During Menstruation; Worship During Pregnancy |
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Worship After Pregnancy; Prostitutes and Worship |
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Prayers For Fertility |
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Biblical women: Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Hannah, Elizabeth |
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Prayers During Pregnancy |
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Liturgical texts |
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Bidding prayers |
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For an unborn child |
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Prayers During Childbirth |
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For a normal delivery; while in labor; after delivery |
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In case of miscarriage |
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After the birth of twins |
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Communion Before Labor |
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Ministries and Prayers of Midwives |
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Churching (purification; entry into church after
childbirth) |
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Royal Women
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Rite of Coronation |
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Rite of Coronation Combined with Marriage |
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Texts, rings, crowning |
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Scripture readings |
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Blessings |
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Empresses |
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Queens |
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Dogessa |
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Biblical women in liturgical texts: |
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Esther, Sarah, Rebecca, Judith, Leah, Rachel |
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Norwegian wedding/coronation song |
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Reception (Adventus) and Laudes |
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Holy Thursday |
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Royal Maundy |
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Good Friday |
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Blessing of cramp rings |
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Churching and baptism |
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Royal funerals |
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Bidding prayers |
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