Women Religious and Epistolary Exchange in the Carmelite Reform : : The Disciples of Teresa de Avila / / Bárbara Mujica.
The sixteenth century was a period of crisis in the Catholic Church. Monastic reorganization was a major issue, and women were at the forefront of charting new directions in convent policy. The story of the Carmelite Reform has been told before, but never from the perspective of the women on the fro...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2020] ©2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Gendering the Late Medieval and Early Modern World ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (328 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Table of Contents
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Part I María de San José
- 1. The (Almost) Silenced Epistolary Pen of María de San José
- 2. Drama in Seville
- 3. On to Portugal: The Lisbon Carmel, 1584–1603
- 4. Battles: The English, The Dutch, and the Discalced Hierarchy
- 5. Trials: Prison, Illness, and Death
- Part II Ana de Jesús
- 6. Paris and Beyond
- 7. In the Low Countries
- Part III Ana de San Bartolomé
- 8. Who Was Ana de San Bartolomé?
- 9. Ana and the French
- 10. The Antwerp Foundation
- 11. Friends and Enemies: The Last Years
- 12. The Ones Who Stayed Behind : The Letters of Catalina de Cristo to Ana de San Bartolomé
- Conclusion
- About the Author
- Index