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The life of Lady Johanna Eleonora Petersen, written by herself : pietism and women's autobiography in seventeenth-century Germany /
In a time when the Pauline dictum decreed that women be silent in matters of the Church, Johanna Eleonora Petersen (1644?1724) was a pioneering author of religious books, insisting on her right to speak out as a believer above her male counterparts. Publishing her readings of the Gospels and the Boo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Alemán |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
©2005.
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| Colección: | Other voice in early modern Europe.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In a time when the Pauline dictum decreed that women be silent in matters of the Church, Johanna Eleonora Petersen (1644?1724) was a pioneering author of religious books, insisting on her right to speak out as a believer above her male counterparts. Publishing her readings of the Gospels and the Book of Revelation as well as her thoughts on theology in general, Petersen and her writings created controversy, especially in orthodox circles, and she became a voice for the radical Pietists?those most at odds with Lutheran ministers and their teachings. But she defended her lay religious calling an. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxix, 140 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-134) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226663005 0226663000 9780226662985 0226662985 9780226662992 0226662993 |