New images of medieval women : essays toward a cultural anthropology /
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Imprint: | Lewiston : E. Mellen Press, 1989. |
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Description: | 334 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Medieval studies ; v. 1 Medieval studies (Lewiston, N.Y.) ; v. 1 |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/868115 |
Summary: | This study describes Annie Besant's unremitting optimism in humanity's eventual salvation, and concludes that Messianism was the ultimate concern of her theosophical thought, elements conducive to it being present in her early writings. It emphasizes her continuing commitment to social reform. |
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Physical Description: | 334 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 0889465231 |