Elizabeth Kuhns: 1 book

Book cover of The Habit

The Habit

A History of the Clothing of Catholic Nuns

by Elizabeth Kuhns
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007

Curiosity about nuns and their distinctive clothing is almost as old as Catholicism itself. The habit intrigues the religious and the nonreligious alike, from medieval maidens to contemporary schoolboys, to feminists and other social critics. The first book to explore the symbolism of this attire,...
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