The transforming power of the nuns : women, religion, and cultural change in Ireland, 1750-1900 /

Challenging widely-held assumptions of 19th-century social history in Ireland, this book examines the influence of Irish nuns on the Irish Catholic cultural revolution. It claims they were not merely passive servants, but educated women at the centre of the creation of a devout Catholic culture.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Magray, Mary Peckham
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Temas:
1700-1899
Monasticism and religious orders for women > Ireland > History > 18th century.
Monasticism and religious orders for women > Ireland > History > 19th century.
Monachisme et ordres religieux féminins > Irlande > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Monachisme et ordres religieux féminins > Irlande > Histoire > 19e siècle.
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
Monasticism and religious orders for women
Nonnen.
Cultuurverandering.
Ireland > Church history > 18th century.
Ireland > Church history > 19th century.
Irlande > Histoire religieuse > 18e siècle.
Ireland
Ierland.
Electronic book.
Church history
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Challenging widely-held assumptions of 19th-century social history in Ireland, this book examines the influence of Irish nuns on the Irish Catholic cultural revolution. It claims they were not merely passive servants, but educated women at the centre of the creation of a devout Catholic culture.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 182 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-178) and index.
ISBN:0585160767
9780585160764
1602561842
9781602561847
1280453753
9781280453755
9786610453757
6610453756

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