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Neither Saints Nor Sinners : Writing the Lives of Women in Spanish America.

The scholars who defend or dispute moral relativism, the idea that a moral principle cannot be applied to people whose culture does not accept it, have concerned themselves with either the philosophical or anthropological aspects of relativism. This study shows that in order to arrive at a definitiv...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford University Press, USA 2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover
  • Contents
  • A Note about the Translations
  • Introduction
  • I: Potential Saints
  • 1. Redeemer of America: Rosa de Lima (15861617)The Dynamics of Identity and Canonization
  • 2. La China Poblana: Catarina de San Juan (ca. 16071688)Hagiography and the Inquisition
  • 3. The Mystic Nun: Madre Mar237;a de San Jos233; (16561719)Confession and Autohagiography
  • II: Not Quite Sinners
  • 4. The Tenth Muse: Sor Juana In233;s de la Cruz (16481695)Letters and Learning in the Church
  • 5. The Happy Saint: Ursula Su225;rez (16661749)Rogues and New Saintly Roles
  • 6. The Lieutenant Nun: Catalina de Erauso (1592?1650)Soldiers Tales and Virginity
  • Conclusions
  • Appendixes: Selections of Life Writings in translation
  • A. Rosa de Lima: Selections from Testimony for the Canonization Process
  • B. Catarina de San Juan: Selections from Jos233; Castillo de Graxeda, Compendio de la vida
  • C. Mar237;a de San Jos233;: Selections from Vida, vol. 1
  • D. Sor Juana In233;s de la Cruz: Selections from La Respuesta a Sor Filotea
  • E. Ursula Su225;rez: Selections from Relaci243;n autobiogr225;fica
  • F. Catalina de Erauso: Selections from Vida i sucesos
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
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