Introduction -- The Prud'homme and the Beguines: Louis IX and the foundation fo the Beguinage of Paris -- The world of the Beguinage -- Beguines, silk and the city -- Masters and pastors: Sorbonne scholars, Beguines, and religious instruction -- Religious education and spiritual collaboration at the Beguinage of Paris -- "There are among us women called Beguines" -- The King's Beguines -- Appendix. Beguines whose occupations are known -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments
Summary
This book reconstructs the history of beguine communities in one of medieval Europe's most vibrant and cosmopolitan cities: Paris. Drawing on an array of archival sources, Miller illuminates the important role beguines played in the economic, intellectual, and religious life of the city
