TRA SACRO E QUOTIDIANO. IL MONACHESIMO FEMMINILE NELLA LAGUNA DI VENEZIA IN EPOCA MEDIEVALE (SECOLI IX-XIV)

This research studies the origin and evolution of venetian female monasticism from IX to XIV centuries. Religion dynamics is the focus of this study but it examines relationships with venetian politic situation. It starts with a "large" monasticism that includes great variety of women's spiritual experiences to arrive to consider a "strict" monasticism through the analysis of istitutionalisation processes. This study considers not only Church point of view, but also women's religion vocations.