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'This is an intriguing and truly interesting book' - Antiquity 'This book fills a major gap, and is published at a moment when there is considerable new interest in the monastic architecture of women ... [Gilchrist establishes] the issue of women's archaeology within the wider context of cultural and social analysis.' - Carolone Bruzelius, Director, American Academy in Rome 'Roberta Gilchrist has introduced a new dimension into this area of study, and ably demonstrated how an analysis of material culture can inform our knowledge of the gendered identities of both female and male religions.' - Gender & History Journal 'An impressive synthesis of evidence and interpretation' - Times Higher Education Supplement 'Her multidisciplinary approach and clear theoretical background inspire new paths for research and interpretation of both old and new archaeological and historical data' - Archaeology Ireland

[A] highly readable work....This book, rich in detail and convincing in its analysis, makes an important contribution to our understanding of differences in the religious life of men and women of the 12th through 15th centuries. <br>- Historical Archaeology <br> [Gender and Material Culture]'s attention to gender provides the antidote to androcentric studies that the author intends and offers new insight into the physical environments of English medieval religious women, useful to both the serious student and scholarly reader. <br>- Religious Studies Review <br> She [Gilchrist] has used a balanced approach to gender studies, neither overemphasizing nor neglecting archaeological evidence... For people interested in works with a feminist agenda, this book is excellent. Throughout the book, the author seeks alternatives to standard male oriented interpretations of evidence. <br>- Biblical Archaeologist <br>

[A] highly readable work....This book, rich in detail and convincing in its analysis, makes an important contribution to our understanding of differences in the religious life of men and women of the 12th through 15th centuries. - Historical Archaeology [Gender and Material Culture]'s attention to gender provides the antidote to androcentric studies that the author intends and offers new insight into the physical environments of English medieval religious women, useful to both the serious student and scholarly reader. - Religious Studies Review She [Gilchrist] has used a balanced approach to gender studies, neither overemphasizing nor neglecting archaeological evidence... For people interested in works with a feminist agenda, this book is excellent. Throughout the book, the author seeks alternatives to standard male oriented interpretations of evidence. - Biblical Archaeologist

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Roberta Gilchrist is a reader in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Reading, and consultant archaeologist to Norwich Cathedral. She has written widely on the topics of gender and church archaeolgy.

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