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From penitence to charity : pious women and the Catholic Reformation in Paris /

An analysis of female penitents and the revival of Catholic institutions and spirituality that produced a burst of religious construction during the French wars of religion. It argues that the spiritual imperatives of self-mortification and renunciation influenced not just those with religious caree...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Diefendorf, Barbara B., 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Colección:OUP E-Books.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Women in the New Jerusalem
  • The ascetic impulse
  • Mademoiselle Acarie's circle
  • First foundations
  • The contemplative revival
  • Both May and Martha
  • The impulse to charity.