Women religious and epistolary exchange in the Carmelite Reform : the disciples of Teresa de Ávila /

The sixteenth century was a period of crisis in the Catholic Church. Monastic reorganization was a major issue, and women were at the forefront of charting new directions in convent policy. The story of the Carmelite Reform has been told before, but never from the perspective of the women on the fro...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mujica, Bárbara Louise (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2020]
Series:Gendering the late medieval and early modern world.
Subjects:
Teresa, > of Avila, Saint, > 1515-1582.
Carmelites > Spain > History > 16th century.
Carmelites.
1500-1599
Literary studies: c. 1500 to c. 1800.
Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700.
HISTORY / Renaissance.
rooms-katholicisme.
kloosterorden.
vrouw en religie.
Spain > Church history.
Espagne > Histoire religieuse.
Spain.
Ana de Jesús.
Ana de San José.
Carmelite Reform.
María de San José.
early modern Catholicism.
early modern Flanders.
early modern convents.
Church history.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Table of Contents
  • Prologue
  • Introduction
  • Part I: María de San José
  • 1. The (Almost) Silenced Epistolary Pen of María de San José
  • 2. Drama in Seville
  • 3. On to Portugal: The Lisbon Carmel, 1584-1603
  • 4. Battles: The English, The Dutch, and the Discalced Hierarchy
  • 5. Trials: Prison, Illness, and Death
  • Part II: Ana de Jesús
  • 6. Paris and Beyond
  • 7. In the Low Countries
  • Part III: Ana de San Bartolomé
  • 8. Who Was Ana de San Bartolomé?
  • 9. Ana and the French
  • 10. The Antwerp Foundation
  • 11. Friends and Enemies: The Last Years
  • 12. The Ones Who Stayed Behind: The Letters of Catalina de Cristo to Ana de San Bartolomé
  • Conclusion
  • About the Author
  • Index
  • Backcover

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