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]
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Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:Crossing Boundaries: Turku Medieval and Early Modern Studies ; 12
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Physical Description:1 online resource (246 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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