The Power of Religious Societies in Shaping Early Modern Society and Identities / / Rose-Marie Peake.
The Power of Religious Societies in Shaping Early Modern Society and Identities studies the value system of the French Catholic community the Filles de la Charité, or the Daughters of Charity, in the first half of the seventeenth century. An analysis of the activities aimed at edifying morality in t...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2020] ©2020 |
Year of Publication: | 2020 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Crossing Boundaries: Turku Medieval and Early Modern Studies ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (246 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Three Worlds, Three Portraits: Introduction -- 1. At the Cradle: Gender and Power in Seventeenth-century Parisian Society -- 2. Portrait of Louise de Marillac: Ensuring Resources for Moral Management -- 3. Portrait of the Daughter of Charity: Safeguarding the Execution of Moral Management -- 4. Portrait of the Underprivileged: Managing the Ignorant Substitute of Christ -- From Conservative Moral Management to Survival: Conclusions -- Sources -- Note on Vocabulary -- Index |
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Summary: | The Power of Religious Societies in Shaping Early Modern Society and Identities studies the value system of the French Catholic community the Filles de la Charité, or the Daughters of Charity, in the first half of the seventeenth century. An analysis of the activities aimed at edifying morality in the different strata of society revealed a Christian anthropology with strong links to medieval traditions. The book argues that this was an important survival strategy for the Company with a disconcerting religious identity: the non-cloistered lifestyle of its members engaged in charity work had been made unlawful in the Council of Trent. Moreover, the directors Louise de Marillac and Vincent de Paul also had to find ways to curtail internal resistance as the sisters rebelled in quest of a more contemplative and enclosed vocation. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9789048537976 9783110689556 9783110696295 9783110704716 9783110704518 9783110704730 9783110704525 9783110696301 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9789048537976?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Rose-Marie Peake. |