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Models of charitable care : Catholic nuns and children in their care in Amsterdam, 1852-2002 /
Analyses the practice of Catholic nuns in Amsterdam in the 19th and 20th century. This book focuses on the ambiguous ascetic spiritual discourse that underpinned their work: it encouraged charity as solidarity with strangers, but caused intense emotional distance too.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Dutch |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2008.
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| Colección: | Brill's series in church history ;
d. 33. Brill's series in church history. Religious history and culture series ; v. 1. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Analyses the practice of Catholic nuns in Amsterdam in the 19th and 20th century. This book focuses on the ambiguous ascetic spiritual discourse that underpinned their work: it encouraged charity as solidarity with strangers, but caused intense emotional distance too. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 414 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-408) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789047442707 9047442709 1282399357 9781282399358 9786612399350 661239935X |
| ISSN: | 1572-4107 ; |