'Ex utroque sexu fidelium tres ordines' - The Status of Women in Early Medieval Canon Law
Eva Maria Synek
Canon law provides for various categorisations among Christians. In early Christian and medieval sources it is often not very clear whether a category only men, or women as well. Taking its starting point the question of lay status this article intends to clarify terminological difficulties. It touches upon female members clergy greater equality monks nuns. The queens empresses also discussed.
Gender & History